In the Name of the Father

About In the Name of the Father

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

In the Name of the Father (1993) is a drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. At 133 minutes long, it arrived in December 1993.

Daniel Day-Lewis appears as Gerry Conlon, Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon, Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce, and John Lynch as Paul Hill. Written by Jim Sheridan and Terry George. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under thief, faith, police corruption, and ireland.

Patriot Games, Hunger, and Hidden Agenda make useful companions to In the Name of the Father, all filed under IRA (irish republican army) and northern ireland. It scores 7.9 out of 10 from 2,054 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.