WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
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Those of you who know me have probably become familiar with my tendency to personalize things I see/hear/read about/etc. I like to put myself in as many different shoes as I can to get a more complete story. It's actually part of my introverted personality - I take in and absorb information first, process it internally, and then evaluate or act.
So the first effect of having watched this film was to wonder how I would respond under pressure of torture myself. It's a very real question, since I definitely foresee myself potentially entering high-profile high-stakes human rights situations, where I definitely could become a political target. I realized I need to have a conversation with my friends and family members about this scenario too, since it's too easy to bring one's family
Links to the background of British/Irish conflict
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_%28Ireland%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisations_known_as_the_Irish_Republican_Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_pub_bombings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_Four_and_Maguire_Seven
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