The Journey, 2017. Directed by Nick Hamm. Starring Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Freddie Highmore, and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: A fictional account of the extraordinary story of two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland – firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness – who are forced to take a short journey […]
Movie Review – The Journey (2016)
The Journey, 2016. Directed by Nick Hamm. Starring Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Toby Stephens, John Hurt and Freddie Highmore. SYNOPSIS: In the middle of the Northern Ireland power sharing discussions of 2006, Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness find themselves sharing a car to the airport. The two are […]
Exclusive Interview – The Journey’s Director Nick Hamm and Timothy Spall
The Journey takes the 2006 power sharing negotiations for Northern Ireland at its starting point – and shows how a small piece of protocol turned out to be the key to unlocking the door to peace. At the time, senior members of the Democratic Unionist Part and Sinn Fein weren’t allowed to travel alone. So […]
TIFF 2016 Interview: Nick Hamm and Colm Meaney on The Journey
In The Journey, Irish director Nick Hamm imagines how Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness came together to unite Northern Ireland and create peace. The film was based off an anecdote heard that the two very different leaders met each other on a plane before the peace talks began, […]
TIFF 2016 Review – The Journey (2016)
The Journey, 2016 Directed by Nick Hamm Starring Colm Meaney, Timothy Spall, Freddie Highmore, Toby Stephens, John Hurt A fictional account of the extraordinary story of two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland – firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness Small character pieces can be hard to pull off sometimes, […]