A Sense of Loss

A Sense of Loss

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SKULLS MADE TO CRACK: THE POLITICS OF NORTHERN IRISH CINEMA

By Paddy Mulholland

In the spirit of the later turning point of 1998, in that near-comically optimistic decade for the West, the narrative shifted momentously and purposefully. All efforts were put toward ending the conflict – bygones had to be bygones now, forgiveness had to be no longer sought but unconditionally proffered, the buzzword became “reconciliation.”

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