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A young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
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Powerfully directed and acted, '71 stays true to its fact-based origins while remaining as gripping as any solidly crafted action thriller.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses There is a rich ethical murkiness that runs through this film on a near molecular level, and it strives to gets into the meat of what this kind of violent civil unrest and violence does to people. Aug 25, 2018 Full Review Luke Channell Little White Lies An impressive debut feature buoyed by a captivating central turn. Rated: 3/5 Mar 17, 2016 Full Review David Sims The Atlantic '71 makes so much effort to be suspenseful that it doesn't have much time to get into nuance. Oct 14, 2015 Full Review Ankit Ojha Cinema Elite “‘71” wastes no time, throwing you right in the middle of the action, and never lets go for a single second throughout its 99-minute runtime. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Victor Pineyro Seventh Art Studio For a "war" movie, there's few gunshots, yet pure tension. '71 has its best moments when it knows its simple story give space to good moments of adrenaline and chaos. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Violent British wartime thriller has strong language, peril. Rated: 4/5 Mar 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member So from this film I learned that Brit soldiers were put in an impossible situation and meant absolutely no harm and did nothing wrong, but were simply "lost" by the time 1971 rolled around. Hmmm. The doc The Ballymurphy Precedent seems to tell a different story. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Georgan G Yet another war with sad deaths for far too many people. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Jose Raul B An excellent recreation of conflicts inside countries that makes human life meaningless and where people turn conflicts into a lifestyle. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Fred G Gritty, raw, dark, bleak combined with outstanding performances gives masterpiece vibes. Truly remarkable film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Audience Member shocked with the amount of low ratings, one of my all time favourite films Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review David M Great movie, maybe one of best troubles movies I've seen and brownie points for good Belfast accents as someone from Belfast the Belfast accent is usually cringe but very well done in this movie. Great action, story and good cinematography as well. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
Director
Yann Demange
Producer
Robin Gutch, Angus Lamont
Screenwriter
Gregory Burke
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Crab Apple Films, Warp Films
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 39m
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