Maze (2017 film)

Maze
Maze
	British release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by	;
Starring	Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Cinematography
Edited by
Release date	22 September 2017 (Ireland);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Ireland ; United Kingdom

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 ^[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
as Joe
Niamh McGrady as Jill
Ross McKinney as Danny Marley
Elva Trill as Young Widow
as Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane
as Bobby Storey
as Gerry Kelly
Andy Kellegher as Warder Williams
as George
as Maguire
as Ken
as Craig
as Janet
as John Adams
as Tom
as Michael
as O'Brien
as Eoin
as Prisoner
as Estate Agent
as Main Gate Guard
Paul Elliot as Tower Soldier

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 March 2021 the film has a rating of 5.9/10 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]

References[]

^ "Maze IRA movie is about 'dialogue' not 'glorification', says writer". The Irish Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ Morris, Allison (16 August 2017). "First trailer released for Maze prison escape drama". The Irish News.
^ ^a ^b "Row over new film on IRA Maze prison escape". Wayback Machine. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017.
^ "Maze". 22 September 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
^ "The Most Underrated and Overrated Films of 2017". theplaylist.net.
^ 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 at IMDb

[1] "Maze IRA movie is about 'dialogue' not 'glorification', says writer". The Irish Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[2] Morris, Allison (16 August 2017). "First trailer released for Maze prison escape drama". The Irish News.

[itv-3] "Row over new film on IRA Maze prison escape". Wayback Machine. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017.

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

[5] "The Most Underrated and Overrated Films of 2017". theplaylist.net.

[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.

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