25 Bloody Years: A Soldier's Tale

1994

51m

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Overview

Originally seen (as intended) as protectors of the Catholic minority, the soldiers' relationship with that community turned irreparably sour in 1971, when a military curfew was imposed on the Lower Falls. "I didn't consider myself a foreign invader in a foreign country - nor did they until the curfew," says one soldier."Then the tea stopped. That was the weekend the IRA went to war." Soldiers speak with unprecedented frankness to journalist Peter Taylor , an experienced observer of the Troubles, about a world where provocation and frustration can lead to a bitter and brutal reaction: "If it's after dark and he's a known IRA 'player', he's gonna get a serious kicking." Fear of death is a daily emotion: nearly 650 soldiers have been killed in a quarter of a century. But one soldier sums up their shared attitude: "Everything you do that stops the terrorists is worth it. If we save one life, we've achieved something."

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

BBC TV

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Quick Facts

Release Date	August 7, 1994
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Peter Taylor

Self

Key Crew

Ken Kirby

Producer

Steve Hewlett

Executive Producer

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