A new action thriller starring Jack O’ Connell will hit cinemas on 10th October 2014. The release from Studio Canal is set against the backdrop of riots in Belfast in 1971.
“’71” features a young British soldier separated from his unit whilst trying to quell a street protest. The luckless young man is then pursued throughout the night and tries to find sanctuary, disguise, and ultimately a way back to safety.
Cast
Jack O’Connell – Gary Hook
Sam Reid – Lt. Armitage
Sean Harris – Captain Sandy Browning
Charlie Murphy – Brigid
Paul Anderson – Sergeant Leslie Lewis
Sam Hazeldine – C.O.
Killian Scott – Quinn
David Wilmot – Boyle
Valene Kane – Orla (Spitting Woman)
Richard Dormer – Eamon
Martin McCann – Paul Haggerty
Paul Popplewell – Training Corporal Marsh
Ben Peel – Ruc Man
Barry Keoghan – Sean Bannon
Gerard Jordan – Huge Man / Lillian Hughes
