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Country. Ireland. Language. English. Silent Grace is a critically acclaimed feature film written and directed by Maeve Murphy and was made no. 38 in The Irish Times Best 50 Irish films ever made list on 2 May 2020. [1] It is about friendship and survival. A fictional story based on real events, covering the untold story of Republican women ...
Jul 1, 2001 · Silent Grace seeks to capture the struggle for the restoration of political status that was at the heart of prison protests in Northern Ireland - not just by the more celebrated male prisoners - but by a smaller number of women prisoners, led by Farrell, at the Armagh Women’s Prison. Maeve Murphy. Director, Writer.
Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2018 Full Review Michael Dwyer Irish Times The first feature film written, produced and directed by Maeve Murphy, Silent Grace is an effectively low-key and slow-burning ...
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Nov 10, 2002 · Silent Grace A highly political film with no overt political agenda, "Silent Grace" dramatizes the unreported participation of women in the IRA prison protests and hunger strikes of 1980-81.
With its profoundly humanist agenda, Silent Grace has been lauded internationally, was nominated for the Conflict and Resolution Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival USA in association with the Nobel Peace Laureates Peace Foundation and was chosen as UK entry for the Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes 2002.
Silent Grace seeks to capture the struggle for the restoration of political status that was at the heart of prison protests in Northern Ireland - not just by the more celebrated male prisoners - but by a smaller number of women prisoners, led by Farrell, at the Armagh Women’s Prison.
Silent Grace seeks to capture the struggle for the restoration of political status that was at the heart of prison protests in Northern Ireland - not just by the more celebrated male prisoners - but by a smaller number of women prisoners, led by Farrell, at the Armagh Women’s Prison.
