The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire; an epic tale of poverty, hunger, despair, violence and unyielding courage.
- Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Studio: Gruppe 5, ZDF, ARTE
- Keyword: dublin, ireland, northern ireland, terrorism, ira (irish republican army), belfast, north ireland, british history, british colonialism, national identity, political repression, state crimes, the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98), irish great potato famine (1845-52), irish history
- Cast: Simon T. Roden, Bill Rolston, Susan McCrory, Eileen WEir, Derek Scally, Raymond McCord