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Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust(2011)

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Bloody Sunday(2002)

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The Devil's Own(1997)

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The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O'Donnell(2022)

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Hunger(2008)

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The Crying Game(1992)

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Patriot Games(1992)

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Five Minutes of Heaven(2009)

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Road(2014)

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Cyprus Avenue(2019)

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In the Name of the Father(1993)

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Omagh(2005)

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Kissing Candice(2018)

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Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story(2012)

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Boy Soldier(1987)

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The Rockingham Shoot(1987)

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Maze(2017)

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