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Silent Grace is a critically acclaimed feature film written and directed by Maeve Murphy and was made no. 38 in The Irish Times Best 50 Irish films ever made list on 2 May 2020. It is about friendship and survival.
Silent Grace seeks to capture the struggle for the restoration of political status that was at the heart of prison protests in Northern Ireland - not just by the more celebrated male prisoners - but by a smaller number of women prisoners, led by Farrell, at the Armagh Women’s Prison.
Two female cellmates in Armagh Prison form a bond during the 1980 Dirty Protests and the first hunger strike for political status.
Jul 1, 2001 · Silent Grace seeks to capture the struggle for the restoration of political status that was at the heart of prison protests in Northern Ireland - not just by the more celebrated male prisoners - but by a smaller number of women prisoners, led by Farrell, at the Armagh Women’s Prison.
The film reclaims the over-looked and undervalued story of women prisoners’ significant involvement in the Hunger Strike campaign. Director Maeve Murphy is even-handed in her approach to the complex political situation while Orla Brady’s central performance is deeply moving.
The first feature film written, produced and directed by Maeve Murphy, Silent Grace is an effectively low-key and slow-burning treatment of events that have faded into history.
1h 12m • Documentary, F-Rated • 2012. A humane and compelling story based on the experience of the women prisoners in Armagh Prison during the 1980 Hunger Strike and Dirty Protest.
