Pacy and detailed film examines complicated factors at play in run-up to Belfast Agreement referendum
“He knows this is a PR masterstroke,” says David Kerr, an adviser to David Trimble during the negotiations. “He gets it. There’s nothing he can do about it.”
Backstage in Belfast, Bono took David Trimble to one side. Trimble was terrified he’d be asked to sing. In fact, Bono wanted Trimble and John Hume, the leader of the nationalist SDLP, to appear under the spotlight together. The showman’s instincts that had helped U2 conquer the world rescued the foundering Yes campaign.If only everyone else had the same good judgment.
Birney interviews all the key players still living. Bill Clinton, the former US president, recalls staying in the Oval Office until 2.30am trying to get the deal over the line. “When I was given the power of the presidency, I tried to do things that helped people. I believe the Irish peace helped a lot of people.”
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