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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. It is about friendship and survival.
- Gerry McColgan, Deirdre McMahon
- Maeve Murphy
- Maeve Murphy
- Orla Brady, Cathleen Bradley
Silent Grace 2001 2h 0m Drama List 80% Tomatometer 10 Reviews Two female cellmates in Armagh Prison form a bond during the 1980 Dirty Protests and the first hunger strike for political status.
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- Orla Brady
- Maeve Murphy
- Drama
The first feature film written, produced and directed by Maeve Murphy, Silent Grace is an effectively low-key and slow-burning treatment of events that have faded into history. Full Review ...
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. Cast. Orla Brady. Eileen. Cathleen Bradley. Aine Quinn.
- Maeve Murphy
- 87
- Drama, Made in Europe
- Eileen; Aine Quinn; Cunningham
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. It is about friendship and survival.
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.
Silent Grace. 2001. Directed by Maeve Murphy. A gripping story of friendship and survival. In 1976 the British Government put an end to the special category status of prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army, no longer treating them as prisoners of war, but as common criminals.
