A documentary by Lorenzo Moscia
In 1974, Gerry Conlon was a victim of one of the worst judicial crimes in UK history. Aged 20, he and 3 others were sentenced to life in prison for an IRA bombing. “The Guildford Four” had to wait until 1989 for the court to recognize the evidence was false. Conlon became a world-famous human rights activist. Director Lorenzo Moscia met Gerry two months before his death, recording this testament to a remarkable life.
At the height of the conflict in Northern Ireland, Gerry Conlon and three others were falsely convicted of IRA bombings in Guildford. In 1975 “The Guildford Four” were sentenced to life imprisonment – in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Britain.
In this intimate documentary Gerry shares his story of 15 years in prison and life after release. He speaks about the biopic “In the Name of the Father”, depression, drug use and how he found meaning in life by fighting for others in similar cases of miscarriages of justice.
His story has a special relevance at a time when civil and human rights are threatened by the rise of right-wing extremism all over Europe.
