Ireland: Behind the Wire

Name: Ireland: Behind the Wire
Director: Richard Mordaunt
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1974-01-01
Duration: 111 min

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Documentary

A powerful record of what life —behind the wire— was like for the Catholic community living in the towns of North Ireland during the Troubles.

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