A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back in London, editing the footage, the producer and researcher on the project wrestle with how to present the incident, and with their responsibility to the people in the film.
Writing
Script weaponizes BBC politeness against itself—devastating.
Acting
Kay Adshead's producer: smiling while calculating human cost.
Director
John Davies
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the 1981 hunger strikes—BBC under massive pressure to appear 'neutral' while broadcasting from occupied territory.
Director John Davies was a documentary veteran—this fiction film uses actual BBC protocols he witnessed, making the institutional rot feel documentary-real.
IE
GB
