A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 19 wins & 23 nominations total
Carmel McCallion
- Bridget Bond
- (as Carmel Mccallion)
Christopher Villiers
- Maj. Steele
- (as Chris Villiers)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRuled ineligible to compete for an Oscar in 2003 because it was shown on Irish and British television on the same night that it premiered in a London theater, a violation of the motion picture academy's Rule 3, which requires a six-month wait between the time it is shown in theaters and the time it is shown on TV.
- GoofsThe marchers carry homemade cardboard signs with slogans written on them. When shown from behind, some have modern printing ("Made in China") on them that are not appropriate for 1972.
- Quotes
Ivan Cooper: I just want to say this to the British Government... You know what you've just done, don't you? You've destroyed the civil rights movement, and you've given the IRA the biggest victory it will ever have. All over this city tonight, young men... boys will be joining the IRA, and you will reap a whirlwind.
- Crazy creditsThe live rendition of U2's Sunday, Bloody Sunday continues to play for a full three minutes over a black screen after the credits finish rolling.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003)
Featured review
I saw this film about 2 years ago, and was extremely impressed with the realism of the film.Having served with the British Army in Northern Ireland many years later I found the atmosphere and the general appearance and manner of the Paras extremely accurate, as I have seen many films about Ireland when trying to portray British soldiers they unfortunately could of done a little better. I consider myself to be open minded and understood and sympathized with the local catholic population during these events as this is or was pretty much how things are with regards to the catholic population in Northern Ireland.For me, the main good points were that the film was made in a documentary style in which the facts were shown in a straight to the point manner without any fancy computer effects or handsome faces portraying the main players. well done to the production team !!!!
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Box office
- Budget
- £2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $773,228
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,419
- Oct 6, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $1,758,689
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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