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Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man

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Imprisoned and shot, Gerry Adams was demonized and censored by the establishment media -- yet in the end the British and their allies were forced to recognize his legitimacy and negotiate with him and his party Sinn Féin -- the result was the Irish peace accord, 'The Good Friday Agreement'. A Ballymurphy Man is a unique documentary as Adams tells his story for the first time. Illustrated with a wealth of imagery of what is one of the most heavily photographed conflicts of our time. Layers of both still and moving images interwoven with his voice giving an insight into Adams' world, relaxed, informal, and uncensored.

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Tara Brady Irish Times Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man lacks critical voices and may well enrage political opponents. ...But her direction is elegant and unfussy, backed by exemplary archive footage. Rated: 4/5 Oct 17, 2025 Full Review Chris Wasser Sunday Independent (Ireland) Consider it more of a cosy hagiography than a thorough critical study: it works as a broad history lesson of the Northern Ireland conflict; less so, as a portrait of the man behind the politics. Rated: 3/5 Oct 17, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Trisha Ziff

Director

Gerry Adams

Self

Ross McDonnell

Producer

Trisha Ziff

Producer

Jeronimo Goded

Cinematographer

Seamus McGarvey

Cinematographer
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Synopsis Imprisoned and shot, Gerry Adams was demonized and censored by the establishment media -- yet in the end the British and their allies were forced to recognize his legitimacy and negotiate with him and his party Sinn Féin -- the result was the Irish peace accord, 'The Good Friday Agreement'. A Ballymurphy Man is a unique documentary as Adams tells his story for the first time. Illustrated with a wealth of imagery of what is one of the most heavily photographed conflicts of our time. Layers of both still and moving images interwoven with his voice giving an insight into Adams' world, relaxed, informal, and uncensored.
Director
Trisha Ziff
Producer
Ross McDonnell, Trisha Ziff
Production Co
212 Berlin
Genre
Biography, Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 57m