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“Bobby Sands: 66 Days” un incredibile successo

Bobby Sands: 66 Days is most successful Northern Irish film in recent years

A Belfast-made documentary exploring the life and death of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands has become the most successful Northern Irish film in recent years.

Bobby Sands: 66 Days has surpassed recent hits Steve McQueen’s Hunger and the Terri Hooley bio-pic Good Vibrations at the Northern Ireland Box Office.

While Hunger took £109k and Good Vibrations took £103k in total at the Northern Ireland Box Office, Bobby Sands: 66 Days, which is heading into its fourth week of release, has taken £110k so far.

This figure is set to grow even more as the film continues to draw audiences with sold out screenings and new cinema openings including the Odyssey in Belfast today.

Director Brendan J. Byrne said: ” This is simply fantastic news. This film has been dear to my heart and thus far, is certainly the pinnacle of my documentary making career.

“I knew it was very important subject matter and we hoped that it would attract audiences north and south. The sheer box office success of 66 Days, added to our critical acclaim, has been a little unexpected but very welcome for everyone on the production team.

“It just proves that people do love a good documentary and now that the box office for 66 Days has even surpassed two fiction films – both of which I admire hugely (Hunger and Good Vibrations), I hope we’ll see more documentaries in our local cinemas.

“Bobby Sands: 66 Days is just the first of a number of exciting feature documentaries from Fine Point Films due to premiere at major international film festivals in the next 12 months.”

Bobby Sands: 66 Days, trailer

https://vimeo.com/162171210

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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