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Ballymurphy Massacre documentary poses questions yet to be answered
Seeking justice: relatives of Ballymurphy massacre victims Pic: Channel 4

EVERY documentary about the North of Ireland has to begin with a history lesson. Over the years successive British governments have tried and, more times than not, succeeded in distorting the real history of their bloody role in this part of these islands.

 

In Callum Macrae's new documentary The Ballymurphy Precedent — now on general release in cinemas, with a shorter version, Massacre at Ballymurphy screened on Channel 4 at the weekend — the whole truth is laid bare.

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