Cinematic background from In the Name of the Father 1993 - A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.

In the Name of the Father

1993

Biography, Crime, Drama

Directors:
Jim Sheridan
Writers:
Terry George, Jim Sheridan, Gerry Conlon
Official poster of In the Name of the Father 1993 directed by Jim Sheridan