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The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack killed 31 people. Michael Gallagher one of the relatives of the victims starts an examination to bring the people responsible to court.
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Gerard McSorley Michèle Forbes Brenda Fricker Stuart Graham Peter Ballance Brendan Coyle Ian McElhinney Stanley Townsend Fiona Glascott Pauline Hutton Kathy Kiera Clarke Claire Connor Gerard Crossan Alan Devlin Francesco Quinn Tara Lynne O'Neill Lorcan Cranitch Chris Corrigan Sara Gilbert Kreeta Taponen
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