In 2015 , Hamm partnered again with Northern Ireland Screen and IM Global to direct '' The Journey '' . Screenplay by acclaimed Irish novelist , Colin Bateman , the drama is a fictionalized account of political enemies Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness 's real journey to peace and friendship in the 2006 St Andrews Agreement . Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney star as Paisley and McGuiness respectively , joined by Freddie Highmore , John Hurt , Toby Stephens and Ian Beattie . In July 2016 , the film was announced as an official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival and premiering worldwide at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 7 , 2016
73rd Venice International Film Festival
73rd Venice International Film Festival
Nick Hamm