The Invisible Man
Christmas Day 1960. After five years of imprisonment a young man escapes in a snowy winter night with a file and linen from Britain's safest prison in Belfast. Chasing him: an army forced by 12.000 policemen and soldiers. However, they never caught him. Danny Donnelly became secretary to Sinn Fein, aged 16. At the age of 17 he was interned without trial, then jailed for 10 years on the sole charge of membership of an illegal organisation. Four years later he escaped. He was never a member of the Provisional IRA and his story has nor been told before. 50 years to the day of his escape, Danny travels back to Northern Ireland and retraces the footsteps of his escape. A film dealing with one man's story set against the backdrop of the conflict in Northern Ireland from the perspective of faith, hope and forgiveness.
- Runtime
- 52m
- Released
- 2014
Details
Release year: 2014
Storyline
Christmas Day 1960. After five years of imprisonment a young man escapes in a snowy winter night with a file and linen from Britain's safest prison in Belfast. Chasing him: an army forced by 12.000 policemen and soldiers. However, they never caught him. Danny Donnelly became secretary to Sinn Fein, aged 16. At the age of 17 he was interned without trial, then jailed for 10 years on the sole charge of membership of an illegal organisation. Four years later he escaped. He was never a member of the Provisional IRA and his story has nor been told before. 50 years to the day of his escape, Danny travels back to Northern Ireland and retraces the footsteps of his escape. A film dealing with one man's story set against the backdrop of the conflict in Northern Ireland from the perspective of faith, hope and forgiveness.