On November 6-18, the 20^th anniversary for the Northern Irish peace agreement and the 50^th anniversary for the civil rights movement will be marked in Cinemateket where Centre for Irish Studies and the Embassy of Ireland present a film series on Troubles Cinema. The film series presents cinematic interpretations of the conflict in Northern Ireland. 

On Tuesday November 6^th, the film series is kick started with an open reception in Asta Bar where guests are offered drinks and snacks and are invited to the film screening of Paul Greengrass’ Bloody Sunday (2002).

Programme

20.00 Open reception in Asta Bar, with welcome by the Irish ambassador to Denmark, Cliona Managan.

20.45 Screening of Bloody Sunday, with introduction by Sara Dybris McQuaid

About the film

Director: Paul Greengrass, 2002 / Danish subtitles / 107 min. + 45 min. intro/Q&A

The film portrays one of the most important pivotal points of the conflict in Northern Ireland: the civil rights march, which ended on January 30, 1972 with British paratroopers killing 14 unarmed protesters. The film follows Ivan Cooper (James Nesbitt), one of the politicians who organised the demonstration, and we get a view of how the tense situation both glides - and is brought - out of control. Bloody Sunday is Greengrass’ debut film, and it is therefore also the first time he wrestles real events, something he later excels in the films United 93 (2006) on 9/11, and 22 July (2018) on the Utøya terrorist attack.

Practical information

Place: Cinemateket, Gothersgade 55, Kbh K
Time: 6. November 2018 - 18. November 2018
Tickets: (95 DKK, only 65 DKK for the members of Cinemateket. Tickets are ordered by phone (+45) 33 74 34 12 or via Cinemateket's website: https://www.dfi.dk/cinemateket/biograf/filmserier/serie/17097.
For more information on Cinemateket and benefits of membership, please visit: http://www.dfi.dk/Filmhuset/Cinemateket/medlemssite.aspx