The Journey (2017) on Netflix
Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness meet at the St Andrews talks. Bad weather shuts the airport, and McGuinness agrees to the drive to another one only if he comes with him.
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- IMDb6.7/102,335 votes
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Plot summary
In October 2006, the Northern Ireland peace process debates a new agreement at St Andrews in Scotland. Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness meet there. Paisley needs to return home to his wife for their 50th wedding anniversary, but bad weather closes the nearby airport. He is to be driven to another airport and a private jet. McGuinness allows the change in plans on the condition that he makes the car and plane journey alongside Paisley. The two enemies then share a van for hours, each defending his own actions.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Journey (2017)
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- Liam Neeson and Kenneth Branagh were attached to star when the film about Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness was in pre-production in May 2015, but Timothy Spall was later in talks to play Paisley, with Colm Meaney joining as McGuinness.
