This is an excellent film about "The Troubles" as the Irish would say. Titanic Town is based on real events in 1972 Belfast. The residents of Andersontown are literally caught in the crossfire between the Provisional Army and the IRA. When a good friend is shot and killed, Bernie McPhelimy stands up and promotes peace. She meets with both sides of the aisle to have them engage in the peace process. Bernie and her committee start a peace petition and collect 25,000 signatures. Difficulty arises for Bernie and her family because her neighbors view Bernie as anti-IRA, therefore a traitor. Bernie and her teenage daughter Annie are at odds, and her son is seriously injured by the neighbors. Julie Walters is excellent as Bernie. Titanic Town is unusual because it gives the viewpoint of the innocent victims of daily violence. Put this movie in your queue and for those Irish-Americans, move Titanic Town to the top.
Please note that the one disadvantage of seeing this movie streamed is the inability to turn on English subtitles, I missed a lot of dialogue due to the brogues. I wholeheartedly give this movie a green light.
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