Silent Grace 2001
Silent Grace
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. Mairéad Farrell – on whose life much of the film seems to be loosely based – was the first woman Republican to be refused political status in 1976. By 1980, when the film is set, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and doggedly resolute: “There can be no question of political status for someone who is serving a sentence for crime. Crime is crime is crime.” 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.
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. Mairéad Farrell – on whose life much of the film seems to be loosely based – was the first woman Republican to be refused political status in 1976. By 1980, when the film is set, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and doggedly resolute: “There can be no question of political status for someone who is serving a sentence for crime. Crime is crime is crime.” 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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 2 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Eileen
... Aine Quinn
... Cunningham
... Margaret
... Father McGarry
... Geraldine
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Release Date:
Jul 01, 2001 (Ireland)
Run Time:
1hr 27`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Ireland
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Silent Grace
Directors & Credit Writers
MM
Maeve Murphy... Director
Cast
... Eileen
... Aine Quinn
... Cunningham
... Margaret
... Father McGarry
... Geraldine
... Peter (as Patrick Connolly Bergin)
... Warden Mark (as Michael Liebman)
MO
Marc O'Shea... Kevin Wheelan
... Ann Bates
... Patsy
IC
Ita Campbell... Nuala
... Young Soldier
CM
Carol Moore... Mrs Quinn
... Magistrate
... Defence Lawyer
... Warden Susan
MM
Maeve Murphy... Roisin
NM
Nessa Millet... Marie
... Conor