6.6
A Bay of Blood
1971
'71 (2014)
October 10, 20141h 39mEN
6.8
1.2K votes
Overview
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
Director
Yann DemangeWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Rent
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11.0M
Revenue
$3.2M
Production Companies
BFIScreen YorkshireCreative ScotlandWarp FilmsCrab Apple FilmsFilm4 Productions
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User Reviews
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7.0Though neither he nor Sean Harris should ever be described as particularly versatile actors, Jack O'Connell really does work well in this brutal and gritty drama. He ("Hook") is a soldier who becomes separated from his unit after a riot on the streets of Belfast sees his colleague shot in the head, and him pursued - unarmed - through an hostile urban terrain. He's been injured, is disorientated and is under no illusion that there are men chasing him from the Provisionals who want to kill him. What now ensues is a really tensely directed and sparingly written depiction of just how the "troubles…
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