Cross and passion

United Kingdom, 1980

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The women of Northern Ireland tell their stories in this film shot in the troubled Catholic ghetto area of West Belfast. Shows how life for Women in Belfast’s ghettos is dominated by the contrasting power of the church and army.

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Credits

production company

BFI

co-producer

Kim Longinotto

Claire Pollak

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014229

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Persecution

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women and peace

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Persecution

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Belfast (Northern Ireland) - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Catholic Church

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Freedom of religion

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Northern Ireland - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Persecution

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political persecution

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion and state

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women and peace

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women and religion

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women's rights

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women's rights

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Power (Psychology)

History → Belfast (Northern Ireland) - History

History → Women's rights

People → Women - Interviews

Places → Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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