The film drama, The Journey is a fictional account of the true story of how Northern Ireland’s political enemies Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness formed an unlikely political alliance.
You can watch a clip from the start of the film and a clip from the end of the film, and if you have access to Amazon Prime, you can watch the entire movie here.
I am sure you are familiar with the troubles in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998, but here is a short video of the life of Ian Paisley that summarizes the Troubles and the eventual Good Friday Agreement.
I am well aware that the story of the journey is fictitious, as this article in the Guardian makes clear. Still, the two men did strike up a remarkable friendship, given their political views were so polarised.
I still enjoy the story despite the fiction, as it is a beautiful example of what conversation across divides has the potential to achieve.
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