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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

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documentary, history, war

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Won 2 BAFTA 10 wins & 4 nominations total

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[MUFFLED FOOTSTEPS] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

[MUFFLED FOOTSTEPS]

[RADIO STATIONS CHANGE] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

[RADIO STATIONS CHANGE]

My name is Terri Hooley, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

My name is Terri Hooley,

I just realised there, Sian,
you told me not to wear black! - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I just realised there, Sian, you told me not to wear black!

I'm still very anxious
that we're not far enough - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I'm still very anxious that we're not far enough

And I have worn navy, which is...!
Is it OK? Does it look OK? - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And I have worn navy, which is...! Is it OK? Does it look OK...

But I think, really and truly, today
it is a different climate, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

But I think, really and truly, today it is a different clima...

I felt a wee bit emotional
there, looking back. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I felt a wee bit emotional there, looking back.

# Why don't you smile now? # - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

# Why don't you smile now? #

[ECHOING]: ...instantly, that if we're
going to do this, we should really - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

[ECHOING]: ...instantly, that if we're going to do this...

You think back, because maybe
that's the innocence of the times, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You think back, because maybe that's the innocence of t...

You know, you played Liverpool,
Belfast, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You know, you played Liverpool, Belfast,

[CLIP]: The 32 contestants were today
being put through their paces - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

[CLIP]: The 32 contestants were today being put through thei...

# ...love didn't get you far # - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

# ...love didn't get you far #

My name's Denise, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

My name's Denise,

It was one of those moments
in my journey - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

It was one of those moments in my journey

The winner will represent Ireland
in the Miss World Competition - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

The winner will represent Ireland in the Miss World Competit...

And this one guy, this kid, got
up and he said, "Look, you know, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And this one guy, this kid, got up and he said, "Look, ...

And I couldn't believe how quickly - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And I couldn't believe how quickly

Is that...? Is that what an
interface is, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Is that...? Is that what an interface is,

I said I would do it for you,
and I would just like to do it - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I said I would do it for you, and I would just like to do it

Well, the striking thing, of course,
is always the pretty face - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Well, the striking thing, of course, is always the pretty fa...

We like a girl to be ladylike,
know how to carry herself, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

We like a girl to be ladylike, know how to carry herself,

I was actually going
to phone last week and say, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I was actually going to phone last week and say,

"And we don't want to hear them
any more because as far - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

"And we don't want to hear them any more because a...

Yards. I mean, the width of street,
you know? - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Yards. I mean, the width of street, you know?

I mean, it was just literally that
side of the wall, you don't go, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I mean, it was just literally that side of the wall, you don...

And he went on to say how he had
as many Protestant friends - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And he went on to say how he had as many Protestant friends

The feelings all come back
out again, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

The feelings all come back out again,

Was there one event that really
sticks out for you, a moment like, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Was there one event that really sticks out for you, a moment...

So I just thought for a moment,
then I asked the group of boys, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

So I just thought for a moment, then I asked the group of bo...

So here we are at the back.
This is Bryson Street, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

So here we are at the back. This is Bryson Street,

But I'm OK. I'm OK, yeah. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

But I'm OK. I'm OK, yeah.

To see people with shovels - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

To see people with shovels

You know, that side's still
Protestant, this side isn't, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You know, that side's still Protestant, this side isn&#...

The Troubles, that's been our life
from, you know, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

The Troubles, that's been our life from, you know,

And of course, the reason for that
is that we live in a divided - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And of course, the reason for that is that we live in a divi...

You're brought into that that group
of victims that have been affected - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You're brought into that that group of victims that hav...

I remember going onto
Miss Ireland then was... - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I remember going onto Miss Ireland then was...

- Does this feel like enemy territory for you?
- Yeah, 100%. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

- Does this feel like enemy territory for you? - Yeah, 100%.

So if, you know, the Troubles
are over, how come people - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

So if, you know, the Troubles are over, how come people

Well, you know? Well, maybe not.
I don't know. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Well, you know? Well, maybe not. I don't know.

I feel... Like, my hands feel
sweaty. I just... - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I feel... Like, my hands feel sweaty. I just...

I've always done things where
it's nearly a form of escapism, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I've always done things where it's nearly a form o...

You know, we have to have a shared
society that respects and values - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You know, we have to have a shared society that respects and...

I'm talking now a bit like friggin',
you know, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I'm talking now a bit like friggin', you know,

I completely... I don't
want to go any further - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I completely... I don't want to go any further

None of those people knew
my experiences in the North. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

None of those people knew my experiences in the North.

I know I can get out back there, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I know I can get out back there,

Nobody knew that my brother
was murdered. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Nobody knew that my brother was murdered.

We're about 40 miles from Belfast
and 40 miles from Londonderry. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

We're about 40 miles from Belfast and 40 miles from Lon...

It's twenty past three
in the afternoon, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

It's twenty past three in the afternoon,

I survived the fucking Troubles
and I survived all the shite - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I survived the fucking Troubles and I survived all the shite

# Are you living in an old man's rubble? # - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

# Are you living in an old man's rubble? #

Upperlands, it's a quiet, quiet,
sleepy wee village - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Upperlands, it's a quiet, quiet, sleepy wee village

It's funny, I'm saying I don't want
to be caught out but, I mean, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

It's funny, I'm saying I don't want to be cau...

All over the city,
plumes of smoke arose - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

All over the city, plumes of smoke arose

I'm just a defiant, determined shit,
and I'm going to get through it. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I'm just a defiant, determined shit, and I'm going...

[EXPLOSION] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I know our village
was very much Protestant, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I know our village was very much Protestant,

What I always felt as a child
growing up was - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

What I always felt as a child growing up was

And sometimes I try not
to think about it - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And sometimes I try not to think about it

Nine people killed
and more than 130 injured. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Nine people killed and more than 130 injured.

But, as I say, my absolute truth
is I know Jim's gone. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

But, as I say, my absolute truth is I know Jim's gone.

We were mixing together
at school and youth clubs - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

We were mixing together at school and youth clubs

She played in a little gospel band. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

She played in a little gospel band.

You heard a couple of bombs go off
and you seen the puff of smoke - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You heard a couple of bombs go off and you seen the puff of ...

[SINGING FADES] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

[SINGING FADES]

I met Johnny on a Friday night
at a wee tiny Orange Hall - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I met Johnny on a Friday night at a wee tiny Orange Hall

Our life was living a lie - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Our life was living a lie

You went, "Another one?" - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You went, "Another one?"

I was going with him
when I was about 14 and a half - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I was going with him when I was about 14 and a half

You know, and you're sort of going,
"Oh, you know, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

You know, and you're sort of going, "Oh, you know,

So I used to always go out
with my cousin John drinking - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

So I used to always go out with my cousin John drinking

And if something happened to Mummy, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And if something happened to Mummy,

# Relax, don't do it # - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

# Relax, don't do it #

He was a gentle person. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

He was a gentle person.

If you know what a Lada is!
It was like a skip - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

If you know what a Lada is! It was like a skip

And you could even smell
the acrid smell of the bombs. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

And you could even smell the acrid smell of the bombs.

I just feel really angry
that so many people - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I just feel really angry that so many people

[SIRENS WAIL] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I remember every day before
we would get in the car, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I remember every day before we would get in the car,

When you got a lift to a dance,
you need to make sure - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

When you got a lift to a dance, you need to make sure

Anyone, Catholic, Protestant,
whatever, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Anyone, Catholic, Protestant, whatever,

Should it be Catholic, Protestant,
policemen, soldiers, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Should it be Catholic, Protestant, policemen, soldiers,

Neighbours, those who had TVs, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Neighbours, those who had TVs,

In those days, I didn't think
that Christians drank. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

In those days, I didn't think that Christians drank.

When you're out in the country,
like, the Troubles were happening - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

When you're out in the country, like, the Troubles were...

So I decided that that wasn't right
to do that any more. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

So I decided that that wasn't right to do that any more...

Now, we... Quite often we'd check
it as the three of us, you know? - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Now, we... Quite often we'd check it as the three of us...

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Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

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Director: N/A

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Genre: documentary, history, war

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.8

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Released: 22 May 2023

Awards: Won 2 BAFTA 10 wins & 4 nominations total

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