Gary Hook (Jack O'Connell) is a British soldier, nervous about his placement in Belfast during the political riots of 1971. With little to no experience being barely out of school, the only thing he can trust is his own instincts, while being uncomfortable and suspicious of both the locals and his fellow soldiers. Unfortunately for him, his fear of the volatile situation is only about to get worse as he finds himself abandoned on unfamiliar streets when his own regiment takes flight. Now all alone surrounded by savage and angry Northern Irish residents, he has to find a way to survive the rest of the night before joining his team once again.
'71' is a heart-stoppingly gritty British thriller about the Belfast civil rights riots of the early seventies. It has been directed by Yann Demange (who helmed a handful of episodes of 'Dead Set' and 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl') and written by Gregory Burke ('One Night in Emergency', 'Black Watch'), and was heavily praised at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. The film is scheduled to premiere at London Film Festival where it is nominated for the Sutherland Award and will be released to the public on October 10th 2014.
Starring: Jack O'Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris, Charlie Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sam Hazeldine, Killian Scott, David Wilmot, Valene Kane, Richard Dormer, Martin McCann, Paul Popplewell, Ben Peel, Barry Keoghan, Gerard Jordan, Jack Lowden, Babou Ceesay, Chris Patrick-Simpson, Liam McMahon, Kenton Hall, Amy Molloy