Brian Devlin

Movies

Scapegoat
Superintendent Capstick
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family. Told in superb period detail, Scapegoat contains a combustible mix of sex, class, bogus respectability and dark domestic secrets
Mickybo and Me
Rifle Stall Owner
The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
Bye-Child
Priest
When a ten year old boy plays hide-and-seek with friends, he finds something that leads him to a terrible truth: no matter what progress mankind makes, many are forced to travel lunar distances beyond love.
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Registration Official
In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.
Sunday
Father Daly
Sunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British Government of the time. On Sunday 30th January 1972 a peaceful civil rights march against internment (imprisonment without trial), organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) ended with 13 marchers shot dead and 15 wounded. It became known throughout the world as Bloody Sunday. Told primarily from the perspective of the Derry community, juxtaposed with the British Army/state's preparations and reaction to the day, Sunday communicates the forensic and emotional truth of what happened