Omagh (film)

Omagh
Directed byPete Travis
Written byPaul Greengrass
Guy Hibbert
Produced byPaul Greengrass
Ed Guiney
StarringGerard McSorley
Michele Forbes
Brenda Fricker
Stuart Graham
CinematographyDonal Gilligan
Edited byClive Barrett
Production
companies
Tiger Aspect Productions
Hell's Kitchen International
Distributed byA-Film Distribution
Haut Et Court
Release dates
  • 22 May 2004 (2004-05-22)
(Ireland)
  • 27 May 2004 (2004-05-27)
(United Kingdom)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Omagh is a 2004 Irish film dramatising the events surrounding the Omagh bombing and its aftermath, co-produced by Irish state broadcaster RTÉ and UK network Channel 4, and directed by Pete Travis. It was first shown on television in both countries in May, 2004.

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden (Paul Kelly) was killed in the bombing, is played by Gerard McSorley, originally from Omagh. Out of respect for the residents of the town, it was filmed on location in Navan, County Meath, Republic of Ireland. The film ends with the Julie Miller song Broken Things, which was performed by local singer Juliet Turner at the memorial for the victims of the Omagh bombing.


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