Question 1

What extreme method did Daniel Day-Lewis use to prepare for his role in the film?

Accepted Answer

Daniel Day-Lewis lost thirty pounds and spent nights in the jail cell on set while crew members threw water and verbal abuse at him.

Question 2

Which major film festivals included this movie in their official selection?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Chicago International Film Festival (1992), Locarno International Film Festival (1992 and 1998), Berlin International Film Festival (1994), and Glasgow Film Festival (2026).

Question 3

What surprising fact is true about the actors playing father and son in the film?

Accepted Answer

Despite playing father and son, Pete Postlethwaite was only eleven years older than Daniel Day-Lewis.

Question 4

What is the central conflict that drives the story of In the Name of the Father?

Accepted Answer

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

Question 5

Which actor kept their character's accent even when not filming?

Accepted Answer

Daniel Day-Lewis kept his Northern Irish accent on and off the set for the entire shooting schedule.

Loved this film?

Share with others

Loved this film?

Share with others

In the Name of the Father

Customers also watched