Truth doesn’t necessarily follow from honest testimony. Justice and healing don’t necessarily follow on from truth. Closure doesn’t require truth. This film adaptation of David Park’s novel The Truth Commissioner examines the oft-suggested process using a fictional case of someone who ‘disappeared’.
The Truth Commissioner had its world première screening in front of a paying audience in the Queen’s Film Theatre on Monday 1 February as part of their Made in Britain season. The adaptation of David Park’s award winning book (reviewed) examines some of the complexity of the legacy issues Northern Ireland has yet to fully grasp. Henry Stanfield is a serial peace-builder, a career diplomat who flies in to heal wounds and build bridges in conflicted regions of the world. …
THE TRUTH COMMISSIONER – the film adaptation of David Park’s political thriller is being previewed in the QFT on Monday evening (1 February) as part of their Made in Belfast season. After the screening, Alan Meban will host a Q&A with the film’s director Declan Recks.
