Movie·2019·0h 53m
Shooting the Darkness
A great photograph transforms the event. It's not just a record of it. It's something else
Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
The testimony of the men who unwittingly became war photographers on the streets of their own towns in Northern Ireland, when violence erupted around them. Instead of photographing weddings and celebrities, as they expected, they produced the images that crudely show the suffering of ordinary people between 1968 and 1998, the worst years of the conflict.
Producer
Sarah Ryder, Heike Lettau
Cinematography
Tom Burke
Music
Gerry Horan
Editor
Tom Burke
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
3 votes
Where to watch
Region: IERent
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Cast
Alan Lewis
Self - Press Photographer
Hugh Russell
Self - Press Photographer
Paul Faith
Self - Press Photographer
Crispin Rodwell
Self - Press Photographer
Trevor Dickson
Self - Press Photographer
Stanley Matchett
Self - Press Photographer
Martin Nangle
Self - Press Photographer
Tom Lawlor
Self - Press Photographer
Frankie Quinn
Self - Press Photographer
Sean O'Hagan
Self - Press Photographer
Edward Daly
Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage)
Martin Galvin
Self - NORAID Member (archive footage)
Theresa May
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
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