July 30, 2009 (4:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #44
"50 DEAD MEN WALKING" The Human Cost of Conflict & War.
Last night I saw the compelling and very well shot movie written and directed by Kari Skogland "50 DEAD MEN WALKING" starring Ben Kingsley and Jim Sturgess (who portrays Martin McGartland.)
The movie was brilliant yet brutal, but when dealing with a true story such as this of hatred, violence and occupation on foreign soil, obviously there will be some brutal moments. Reality does not pull any punches or sugar-coat the events of people whose lives are truly affected by these struggles and violence.
The movie dealt with the struggles between the Irish and the English and the Protestants and the Catholics and how the English were trying to infiltrate the I.R.A. (Irish Republican Army) to obtain intelligence to try to minimize the violence against its soldiers that were stationed in Ireland during the 38 years that they were there.
One line that really jumped-out to me was when Ben Kingsley’s character, Fergus, says "We abuse the law, break the law, in the name of the law." This really captures the "anything goes" mantra of fighting in any kind of war.
There were no winners in this battle that raged on for decades while families buried sons, daughters, fathers and mothers. Martin McGartland has not seen his family for decades. He has survived being shot 6 times by I.R.A. hitmen while hiding-out in Canada and is still on the run.
It is stories like these that makes me hope for a peaceful tomorrow.
Keep It Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Writer / Crucial Correspondent
paul@crucialmatters.com
www.crucialmatters.com
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