A Sense of Freedom

1981
1h 21m

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David Hayman in A Sense of Freedom (1981)

The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.

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6.9/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Due to non-co-operation by the Scottish Prison Service in allowing a film crew access to their property, Hayman's scenes in prison were filmed in Dublin's Kilmainham Jail.

Alternate versions
Some prints feature a soundtrack in which the original actors have re-recorded their dialogue with softer Scottish accents. The two disc DVD release on the Odyssey label in the UK features both versions.

Connections
Featured in Scotland on Screen (2009)

Soundtracks
A Sense Of Freedom
Written By Frankie Miller
Performed by Frankie Miller and Rory Gallagher

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10/10

Miss it at your peril

A brutal Man. A brutal system. This is the true story of hardman Jimmy Boyle based on the tough streets of the Gorbals in 1970,s Glasgow. A hard hitting story of a man who,s loan sharking and racketeering eventually leads him to prison where his anti authoritarianism is met with rough justice by the prison wardens. This low budget film proves that money and special effects need not be the key in mastery