THE FOURTH GREEN FIELD U.S. Independents - Documentaries

The Fourth Green Field is a compelling examination of the dramatic and far-reaching impact of the Prevention of Terrorism Act on the citizens of Northern Ireland. With stories more evocative of South Africa than a Western European democracy, the film traces the struggle for human rights in Ireland from the civil rights movement of the 1960s until the present. The horrific events of Bloody Sunday, as documented in powerful BBC archival footage, mark Northern Ireland’s darkest moment. But present-day living conditions are a testament to its continued state of conflict and instability. Testimony from residents and human rights activists paints a portrait of a nation wrought with violencea world where government and security forces routinely violate basic human rights and paramilitary forces rule the streets. Tenacious and hard-hitting, The Fourth Green Field will leave no viewer unaffected.