In the Name of the Father (Blu-ray)

Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis gives an impassioned performance in this riveting drama that mirrors one man's 15-year struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. Oscar winner Emma Thompson co-stars in this gripping film the Los Angeles Times calls, A politically charged 'Fugitive. 'In the Name of the Father tells the true saga of Gerry Conlon. A petty thief in strife-torn '70s Belfast, Gerry's main interests are getting drunk and partying, much to the dismay of his quiet, frail father Giuseppe (Pete Postlethwaite). When Gerry angers the IRA, his father sends him to England, where his antics land him in the wrong place at the wrong time. Innocent, but forced to confess to a savage terrorist bombing, he is sentenced to life imprisonment as one of the Guildford Four. An innocent Giuseppe is also arrested and jailed, and while behind bars, Gerry slowly learns that his father's seeming weakness masks an unmatched inner strength and wisdom. Working with a fiercely dedicated lawyer (Thompson), Gerry determines to prove his innocence, clear his father's name and expose the truth behind one of the most shameful legal events in recent history.

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Nye Heron, Paul Warriner, Stuart Wolvenden, Seamus Moran, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Philip King, Anthony Brophy, Frankie McCafferty, Julian Walsh, Beatie Edney, Saffron Burrows, Mark A Sheppard, Jamie Harris, Britta Smith, Don Baker, Stanley Townsend, Gerard McSorley, Rob Spendlove, Philip Davis, Martin Murphy, Richard Graham, Oliver Maguire, Rachel Dowling, Tina Kellegher, Ronan Wilmot, Joe Jeffers, Alistair Findley, Peter Howitt, Sean Lawlor, Brian de Salvo, Luke Hayden, Daniel Massey, Bosco Hogan, Aine O'Connor, Guy Carleton, John Benfield, Tim Perrin, Dave Duffy, Martin Dunne, Larry Murphy, Mal Whyte, Frank Harper, Jer O'Leary, Terry O'Neill, John Higgins, Paterson Joseph, Malcolm Tierney, Darren McHugh, Alan Barry, Jonathan Ryan, Liam O'Callaghan, Denys Hawthorne, Tom Wilkinson

Rating: R