Maze (2017 film)

Maze
	British release poster
Directed by	Stephen Burke
Produced by	Brendan J. Byrne; Jane Doolan
Screenplay by	Stephen Burke
Starring	Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Cinematography	David Grennan
Edited by	John O'Connor
Release date	22 September 2017 (Ireland);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Ireland ; United Kingdom ; Germany ; Sweden

Maze is a prison film about the IRA Maze prison escape of 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners which was written and directed by Stephen Burke[1] it was released on 22 September 2017.[2]

Cast

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Larry Marley
Barry Ward as Gordon
Martin McCann as Oscar
Eileen Walsh as Kate Marley
Aaron Monahan as Joe
Niamh McGrady as Jill
Ross McKinney as Danny Marley
Elva Trill as Young Widow
Tim Creed as Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane
Cillian O'Sullivan as Bobby Storey
Patrick Buchanan as Gerry Kelly
Andy Kellegher as Warder Williams
David Coakley as George
Will Irvine as Maguire
Stefan Dunbar as Ken
James Browne as Craig
Ella Connolly as Janet
Michael Power as John Adams
Robert Fawsitt as Tom
Séan T. Ó Meallaigh as Michael
Aiden O'Hare as O'Brien
Conor Charlton as Eoin
Stevie Greaney as Prisoner
Michelle Lehane as Estate Agent
James Tolcher as Main Gate Guard

Reception

The Traditional Unionist Voice party said "After watching the trailer I am deeply concerned that the film is going to show a one-sided, very biased account of the Maze break-out. There is no account at all given in the trailer by the prison officers who served us during the Troubles."[3]

Alex Maskey of Sinn Féin said "At the end of the day a prison escape is of huge human interest worldwide so I have no doubt people will go and watch the film. I would recommend to people, go and watch it and make your judgement - I would hope it wouldn’t glorify anything which is inappropriate.”[3]

As of December 2017 the film has a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDb.[4] The Playlist included it as one of their choices of underrated films of 2017[5]

The film opened without previews to over €141,000 after its official release on Friday 22 September and was screened in more than 60 cinemas all over the island of Ireland. It set the 2017 record for the biggest opening weekend for an Irish film.[6]

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References

"Maze IRA movie is about 'dialogue' not 'glorification', says writer".
Morris, Allison. "First trailer released for Maze prison escape drama". The Irish News.
"Row over new film on IRA Maze prison escape".
"Maze". 22 September 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
https://theplaylist.net/underrated-overrated-films-2017-20171221/
Abbatescianni, Davide (29 September 2017). "Maze sets the yearly record for the biggest opening weekend for a domestic film". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

External links

Maze on IMDb

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[1] "Maze IRA movie is about 'dialogue' not 'glorification', says writer".

[2] Morris, Allison. "First trailer released for Maze prison escape drama". The Irish News.

[itv-3] "Row over new film on IRA Maze prison escape".

[4] "Maze". 22 September 2017 – via www.imdb.com.

[5] ttps://theplaylist.net/underrated-overrated-films-2017-20171221/

[Box_office-6] Abbatescianni, Davide (29 September 2017). "Maze sets the yearly record for the biggest opening weekend for a domestic film". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 December 2018.