In 1983, the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II took place at County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Written and directed by Stephen Burke, Maze is inspired by the true events of the infamous breakout of 38 IRA (Irish Republican Army) prisoners. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward and Martin McCann star…
I don’t ordinarily I seek them out but I definitely haven’t seen a really great and gritty prison drama since Starred Up (2013). It looks as though that’s about to change.
My Name Is Emily (2015), Evanna Lynch, George Webster
In My Name Is Emily , Evanna Lynch is a teenage girl on a mission to find her visionary writer father (Martin McCann) who has been ‘sectioned’ / locked up in a mental health institution following a mental breakdown…
The story of a young girl’s father suddenly being carted off to a psychiatric institution is just too interesting for to miss. Who’s not curious about such a thing?