Detainment (film)
| Detainment | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Vincent Lambe Darren Mahon |
Release date |
|
Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Detainment is a 2018 Irish short drama film directed by Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon, about the murder of James Bulger.[1]
Critical and Public Reception
In January 2019, it was nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[2]
On January 22nd, 2019, Denise Fergus (formerly Denise Bulger), mother of James Bulger, expressed that she was "disgusted" over the Detainment's Oscar nomination, expressing on her Twitter acccount, I cannot express how disgusted and upset I am at this so called film that has been made and now nominated for an Oscar. It's one thing making a film like this without contacting or getting permission from James family but another to have a child re-enact the final hours of James's life before he was brutally murdered and making myself and my family have to relive this all over again! After everything I've said about this so called film and asking for it to be removed, It's still been nominated for an Oscar even though over 90,000 people have signed a petition which has now been ignored just like my feelings by the Academy. I'm so angry and upset at this present time. I personally want to thank everyone that has signed the petition up to now and hopefully will carry on supporting me in this. I just hope the film doesn't win it's category in the Oscars." [sic] [3]
Cast
- Ely Solan as Jon
- Leon Hughes as Robert
- Will O'Connell as Detective Dale
- David Ryan as Detective Scott
References
- ^ "Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination". BBC News. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Oscars 2019: The nominees in full". BBC News. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Fergus, Denise (January 22, 2019). "This is all I want to say at present.pic.twitter.com/GbyshtVoa9". @Denise_fergus. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
External links
- Detainment at IMDb
 | This article related to an Irish film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |