The Journey

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A fictional account of the extraordinary story of two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland - firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin ...

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THU AUG 17 – 7:00 
FRI AUG 18 – 9:00
SAT AUG 19 – 7:00 
SUN AUG 20 – 7:00
(UK, 2016 94 MIN.) 14A
Dir. Nick Hamm

In 2006, amidst decades-long conflicts in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification. Opposites in every way, the two men have little chance of
finding common ground. Over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins to see his “enemy” as an individual—a breakthrough that promises to bring peace to the troubled region. Driven by two virtuoso central performances, The Journey is gripping.