Omagh Page #2

Synopsis: 15 August 1998: the Real IRA exploded a bomb on a crowded street in Omagh, just into Northern Ireland, to halt the Good Friday accords and peace process; 29 people died. Families formed the Omagh Support Group to press the police in their inquiries. The film focuses on the Gallagher family, who lose their son Aiden. His father, Michael, a mechanic, becomes chair of the support group. The press for answers strains his relationship with his wife. High-ranking police speak in bromides. Shadowy figures offer intelligence that calls into question the integrity before and after the bombing of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and its Special Branch. Will the murders remain unsolved?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Pete Travis
Production: A-Film Distribution
  13 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG-13
Year:
2004
106 min
64 Views


Christ.

Patsy?

Patsy!

Patsy?

Have you seen Cathy?

It's not me.

It's Aiden.

- He's not back yet.

- He hasn't rung.

People are injured.

He'll be helping.

But he would've phoned us

by now.

Look, I'll go and find him.

I'll go with you, Daddy.

You stay with your mum.

Stay with your mummy.

- Michael!

- No, Mum, it's all right.

No, Mummy. It'll be grand.

Mummy, honestly.

Come on, let's go inside.

Come on, come on.

Go back up the street.

That's it. Thank you.

Come on,

get yourselves sorted out.

We're blocking off

George Street.

Move it!

Come on!

Excuse me.

Can I go in there?

No, I'm sorry, sir.

But my son.

We're evacuating the area, sir.

I know, but Aiden will be

helping with the rescue.

Sir, it's only official

personnel allowed in.

Aye, but he would be official

if he was helping.

I have to find him.

You need to get to a hospital.

He might be helping there.

Hospital?

All right, some pumps there

as a precaution

down your right-hand side.

Please help!

Please help!

Go on, go through.

Aiden?

Aiden?

Have you seen my son anywhere?

Aiden?

Aiden Gallagher?

- Aiden Gallagher?

- Will somebody help me?

Please make way now.

Coming through now.

Doctor, excuse me.

Clear.

- Nurse, nurse.

- I can't. I can't.

Cardiac output is down.

Nurse.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Sweetheart, we're gonna put

this dressing on you, okay?

Esther Gibson?

Esther Gibson?

Coming through.

I can't find my daughters,

Jolene and Nicky Marlow.

One was in a checked shirt.

She's crashing.

Lorraine Wilson.

She was 15.

I'll stay here then.

Sorry, doctor?

Sorry.

I'm looking for my son,

Aiden Gallagher.

Aiden Gallagher.

Where would he be?

We don't know all the names yet.

I'll get back to you.

Yeah, she's 36 years of age.

She was working in a shop.

Geraldine Breslin.

She said her name was Maguire.

Maguire.

Johnson, that's what it was.

It's Johnson.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Mike!

Mike?

Your mummy and daddy,

are they here, son?

I don't know.

Has somebody told them, son?

Don't know.

Don't worry.

I'll phone them, okay?

Mike? Mike?

Have you seen Aiden?

Yeah.

Where?

He was standing beside me.

You mean he was standing beside

you when the bomb went off?

Is that what you mean?

Yeah.

And now? Where is he now?

Is he still in town?

That's all I know.

Okay, son, look,

I'll phone your mummy

and daddy.

You need to stay awake, son.

You need to stay awake for them.

That's it.

That's it.

Nurse, will you please look

after this boy?

No, he's awake.

He's in ward number 2,

third floor.

No, I'm looking for him now.

He must be helping.

Following what the police said

were two deliberately misleading

warnings

about the location

of the device...

Patsy?

Is he there?

- Haven't you seen?

- No.

Oh, my God!

Dozens of women and children

were among the injured.

People have been killed.

Patsy, there are hundreds

of people alive.

I've seen them myself.

I've seen people helping.

No! He would've phoned us

by now!

I don't know where he is,

but I'll go and find him.

Daddy, they're telling people

not to go to the hospitals.

Go to the leisure center.

That's where

they're telling us to go.

Cathy, don't let your mummy

watch the TV.

But we need to know.

Don't let your mummy

watch the TV!

Sharon.

Mum, what's wrong?

It's okay, Darra.

Come on.

What's wrong with Mum?

Sorry.

I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Sean McLaughlin.

He's 12 years old.

I'm looking for my son.

I'm looking for Alan Radford.

This is the work

of dissident Republicans

opposed to the Peace Process,

Continuity IRA or Real IRA.

I'm looking for my daughter,

Lorraine Wilson.

I want to see my wife.

Where is she?

Excuse me,

I want to see my wife!

Spanish children.

But how many are you missing?

Five. We have lost five.

I am their teacher.

Come with me over here.

Sorry.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Sorry. Sorry.

Sorry.

Just, could...

Can somebody...

Could you help me, please?

Nurse, can you help me?

I'm looking for my son,

Aiden Gallagher.

He's not on the County

or the Belfast list.

Where is she?

Not in Derry.

But that's 30 miles away.

Are you sure he's not there?

No. Nothing as yet,

Mr. Gallagher.

- What do I do?

- You'll just have to wait.

- Can I help you?

- I'm looking for Oran Doherty.

Thanks.

Jolene Marlow,

is she on the list?

His name's James Barker.

He was on a school trip.

Michael?

Father.

Mike?

Stanley.

This is Michael Gallagher.

He's an old neighbor of mine.

This is the Rev. Myers.

Hello, Michael.

We were neighbors

up in Summerhill Park.

This is Fr. Mullan.

Stanley McCombe.

Haven't seen you in ages.

Seven years, isn't it?

I can't believe that it's...

Is Anne with you?

She went to work this morning

in the shop.

I haven't seen her.

So they told me to wait here.

What about yourself?

Well, I was working with Aiden

on a car this morning,

and then he went into town

to get some jeans.

Oh, Michael.

They're saying

it's the Real IRA.

I thought this was all

supposed to be over now.

Yeah.

Is there anything

I can get you, Michael?

No, thanks, Father.

I just need to be on me own

for a wee minute.

See you later, Stanley.

We'd ask all the families

who still have relatives missing

to please be patient.

We will bring you further news

as soon as we have it.

Stanley?

Mr. Gallagher?

Yes.

Please come through.

Mr. Michael Gallagher.

Mr. Gallagher, come in.

Please sit down.

I'm sure you know that there

have been fatalities today.

I know this is very painful

for you.

But what we need, Mr. Gallagher,

is for you to tell us

of any identifying features

of your son.

Aiden.

Yes.

No.

Sweetheart.

Sweetheart.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, sweetheart.

Sweetheart.

In the name of the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Thanks, Father.

Thank you, Father.

They're beautiful flowers,

aren't they?

I've never seen

this many flowers.

- He was such a lovely...

- Thanks, sweetheart.

Has anybody seen Patsy?

Ann, have you seen Patsy

anywhere?

- I think she's in the kitchen.

- Is she?

- She went upstairs.

- And the girls?

I think they were here

a minute ago.

I saw Cathy.

Aye, Sharon was here.

She can't have gone far.

Wee Darra's over there.

There's a fella on the phone

asking for photographs of Aiden.

I can't deal with that.

Tell them to call back later.

- Is it a journalist?

- Aye.

Michael, there's someone here

who wants to speak to you.

Tell them I'll be there

in a minute, okay?

I just want to find Patsy.

Excuse me,

can I get by there, please?

Patsy?

Sharon?

And Aunt Rita's gonna come.

Mummy?

I'm okay.

I'm okay.

I'm okay.

Is there anything

I can do to help?

Ann, thanks very much.

Just leave us alone

for a few minutes.

God bless you.

Keep in touch.

See you soon.

So, you're all right?

Yeah.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Okay. See you, Darra.

Do you want to take some food

with you?

No, Mummy, we have plenty.

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Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass (born 13 August 1955) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras. His early film Bloody Sunday won the Golden Bear at 52nd Berlin International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include three in the Bourne action/thriller series: The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Jason Bourne (2016); United 93 (2006), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, and received an Academy Award for Best Director nomination, Green Zone (2010) and Captain Phillips (2013). In 2004 he co-wrote and produced the film Omagh, which won British Academy Television Award. In 2007 Greengrass co-founded Directors UK, a professional organization of British filmmakers, and was its first President until 2014. In 2008 The Telegraph named him among the most influential people in British culture. In 2017, Greengrass was honoured with a British Film Institute Fellowship. Accepting the Fellowship at the ceremony, he acknowledged that it had been a difficult week for the film industry, on the day that Harvey Weinstein was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He said the industry had to act and words weren't enough. more…

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