The Writing on the Wall
1983•1h 48m•10.0•Released
Drama
A youth workshop in Derry is mounting various projects, including a dramatized enquiry into the death of a soldier. But when a squaddie is shot on the doorstep, then real life intrudes in the shape of the police and security forces.
Director
Armand Gatti
Writer
Armand Gatti
Languages
English
Studio
RTBF
Cast
John Deehan
John Paul
Brendan Deeney
Sean le boxeur
Paddy Doherty
Seamus Doherty
Nigel Haggan
Matt
John Keegan
Eamon
Neil McCaul
Neil
Noel McCloskey
Noel
Mary McMenamin
Sandra
Raymond McMonagle
Cha
Mickey Mooney
Joe
Mary Murphy
Sheila McGuinness
Arthe Nelson
Maeve
Noel O'Brien
Noodles
Mary Ryan
Aoife
John Shiels
Kenneth
Production
Company
RTBF
Producer
Luc Dardenne
Producer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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