Sian McIlwaine

How 38 Republican prisoners escaped from one of Northern Ireland’s maximum security prisons in County Antrim. The film includes interviews with escapees and former prison officers – many of them speaking publicly for the first time. It describes the tensions within the prison that led to the escape, the story of what happened on the day and the wider political and security situation that followed.

How 38 Republican prisoners escaped from one of Northern Ireland’s maximum security prisons in County Antrim. The film includes interviews with escapees and former prison officers – many of them speaking publicly for the first time. It describes the tensions within the prison that led to the escape, the story of what happened on the day and the wider political and security situation that followed.