Film review: 71 from ‘Built For Speed’

71 is a tense atmospheric and often moving drama set in Northern Ireland in 1971 as the so-called ‘troubles’ began to spiral out of control. Jack O’Connell (who recently starred in Unbroken) plays young naive British soldier Gary Hook who is hoping for a comfortable posting in Germany but finds himself thrust into the forbidding urban warzone of Belfast.  As

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 20th March 2015

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the powerful new British film 71 which plunges us into the Northern Ireland ‘troubles’ in the early 1970’s.  We also review the debut big screen release for Australian comedian Carl Barron, Manny Lewis.  There’s also plenty of fine music with great new tracks from Aussie bands such as the

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