Bloody Sunday is a 2002 British-Irish film written and directed by Paul Greengrass based around the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland. Although produced by Granada Television as a TV film, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 16 January, a few days before its screening on ITV on 20 January, and then in selected London cinemas from 25 January. Though set in Derry, the film was mostly shot in Ballymun in North Dublin, with some location scenes were shot in Derry, in Guildhall Square and in Creggan on the actual route of the in 1972. Content The film was inspired by Don Mullan's politically influential book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday (Wolfhound Press, 1997). The drama shows the events of the day through the eyes of Ivan Cooper, an SDLP Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland who was a central organiser of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry on 30 January 1972. The march ended when British Army paratroopers fired on the demonstrators, killing thirteen and wounding another who died four and a half months later. In addition to the deaths, fourteen other people were wounded. A live version of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 plays over the closing credits. Casting and production Cooper is played by James Nesbitt, himself a Protestant from Northern Ireland. In recognition of the role his book played in achieving the new Bloody Sunday Inquiry, his book's role as inspiration for the movie, and the fact that he was a schoolboy witness to the tragedy, Don Mullan was asked by director Paul Greengrass to appear in the film as a Bogside Priest. A number of the military characters were played by ex-members of the British Army, including Simon Mann. Gerry Donaghy was played by Declan Duddy, nephew of Jackie Duddy, one of those killed on Bloody Sunday. Big Brother 2007 housemate Seány O'Kane was also in the film. Notable actors James Nesbitt as Ivan Cooper Tim Pigott-Smith as Major General Robert Ford Nicholas Farrell as Brigadier Patrick Maclellan Gerard McSorley as Chief Supt. Lagan Kathy Kiera Clarke as Frances Allan Gildea as Kevin McCorry Gerard Crossan as Eamonn McCann Simon Mann as Col Derek Wilford Mary Moulds as Bernadette Devlin Carmel McCallion as Bridget Bond David Clayton Rogers as Dennis Reception The film was critically acclaimed. It won the Audience Award at Sundance and the Golden Bear at the