The Truth Commissioner (2016)

RTE One +1

1:10 AM to 3:05 AM

Sunday 21 December

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In the wake of the formation of Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive, British diplomat Henry Stanfield is appointed to head a South African-style Commission for Truth and Reconciliation, with the aim of settling any lingering resentments over the thousands of deaths that occurred on both sides during the Troubles. His primary concern becomes an investigation into the disappearance of a teenager 20 years previously. However, Stanfield soon finds there are people in power willing to go to any lengths to suppress the truth. Political thriller, based on David Park's novel of the same name, starring Roger Allam