Alone, Tired And Behind Enemy Lines In ’71
The year 1971 started off badly for the Northern Ireland city of Belfast, when the Irish Republican Army tarred and feathered several men. 3 riots broke out later that month in various neighborhoods in the city. In February, a British soldier had been killed by the IRA and two civilians were killed by British troops. That’s just the beginning of the year, and things would get far worse.
French director Yann Demange’s first film, ’71, is set at Ground Zero of the Irish Troubles. It’s a film that’s incredibly self-assured and extremely impressive. It’s also a film that never takes sides. It remains impassive, never surrendering to the cheap bloodlust found in a lesser film like American Sniper.
Private Gary Hook (Jack O’Connell) is in a training regiment with the British Army. A mostly green recruit, his regiment is sent to Belfast to assist Army units trying to maintain control within the turmoil. They arrive at a broken down street and act as crowd control while other British soldiers perform a raid on a home. During the raid, we can hear cries and shouts ring from inside. So can the locals, and they slowly gather, their anger growing. The crowd inexorably surrounds …read more
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