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Shooting the Darkness

Shooting the Darkness

# A great photograph transforms the event. It's not just a record of it. It's something else
Documentary   History   TV Movie
📜 Overview: The testimony of the men who unwittingly became war photographers on the streets of their own towns in Northern Ireland, when violence erupted around them. Instead of photographing weddings and celebrities, as they expected, they produced the images that crudely show the suffering of ordinary people between 1968 and 1998, the worst years of the conflict.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2019-01-30
⌚ Running Time: 53 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.8

Beloved Cast

Alan Lewis original image
Self - Press Photographer
Alan Lewis
Hugh Russell original image
Self - Press Photographer
Hugh Russell
Paul Faith original image
Self - Press Photographer
Paul Faith
Crispin Rodwell original image
Self - Press Photographer
Crispin Rodwell
Trevor Dickson original image
Self - Press Photographer
Trevor Dickson
Stanley Matchett original image
Self - Press Photographer
Stanley Matchett
Martin Nangle original image
Self - Press Photographer
Martin Nangle
Tom Lawlor original image
Self - Press Photographer
Tom Lawlor
Frankie Quinn original image
Self - Press Photographer
Frankie Quinn
Sean O'Hagan original image
Self - Press Photographer
Sean O'Hagan
Edward Daly original image
Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage)
Edward Daly
Martin Galvin original image
Self - NORAID Member (archive footage)
Martin Galvin
Theresa May original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Theresa May
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom original image
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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