'71

Director: Yann Demange
99 mins Film4 Archive

Jack O’Connell plays a young British soldier who is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971, where he must then attempt to survive the night in Yann Demange’s debut feature.

New recruit Private Gary Hook (Jack O'Connell) is unexpectedly deployed to Belfast during The Troubles in 1971. Shortly after arriving his platoon are supporting a routine house search operation which escalates into a terrifying street riot, and during the chaos Hook is accidentally left behind. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorientating, alien and deadly landscape.