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The Truth Commissioner (2016)
Directed by Declan Recks
Overview
Set in a post-Troubles Northern Ireland, The Truth Commissioner follows the fictional story of Henry Stanfield, played by Roger Allam, a career diplomat who has just been appointed as Truth Commissioner to Northern Ireland. Eager to make good as a peacemaker, the Prime Minister urges a commission following the South African model of Truth and Reconciliation. But, though Stanfield starts bravely, he quickly uncovers some bloody and inconvenient truths about those now running the country; truths which none of those in power are prepared to have revealed.
Length 99 minutes
Actors
Roger Allam | Sean McGinley | Barry Ward | Conleth Hill | Madeleine Mantock | Tom Goodman-Hill | Simone Kirby | Brid Brennan | Ian McElhinney | Lia Williams | Joanne Crawford | Ian Beattie | Klára Issová | Geraldine McAlinden | Stephen Hagan | Jonathan Harden | Eleanor Methven | Ross McKinney | Carol Moore | John Travers | Lalor Roddy | Frankie McCafferty | Alan McKee | Katy Gleadhill | Ciaran Flynn | Rhys Dunlop | Denis Conway | Stewart David Hawthorne | Eva Hein West | Fergal McElherron | Ali White | Mark Schrier