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Marty McGartland, aged 16-17 street hustler from Ireland, living in the 1980s. He gets noticed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, but thinks their cruel justice is no good. The British want to use Marty as well, because of his connection to the community undetected. The British police want him to infiltrate and spy on the IRA.
Aug 21, 2009 · Fifty Dead Men Walking - Metacritic. 2009. R. Phase 4 Films. 1 h 57 m. Summary In the 1980s when the Irish civil conflict was at its most treacherous, 22 year old Martin McGartland was recruited by the British police to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. He lived his life under constant threat of exposure and subsequent guaranteed torture and death ...
Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story. Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process.
Aug 18, 2009 · The decibels, energy and overall quality are high in writer-director Kari Skogland's "Fifty Dead Men Walking," her supremely well-made, highly stylized, graphic tale of Northern Ireland's " ...
50 Dead Men Walking. Belfast hoodlum Martin (Jim Sturgess) is recruited by British agent (Ben Kingsley) to infiltrate the IRA during the height of the Northern Ireland conflict and quickly becomes embroiled in a dangerous game that could cost him his life if his secret is found out. As informants are brutally murdered, Martin starts looking for ...
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Synopsis. It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving ...
- 117 min
