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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lead Scottish screenwriter David Harrower adapts this shocking true story, co-directed by British directors Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach (Ken Loach’s son). The devastating real-life events are dramatised by a talented British ensemble cast that includes Oscar-winner Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack and Sam Troughton. Co-produced by UK-based Carnival Film & Television and SKY Studios.

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Dr. Jim Swire (Colin Firth) seeks justice after his daughter (Rosanna Adams) was killed in a plane bombing that exploded over the quiet Scottish town of Lockerbie. After years of campaigning, Jim and his wife (Catherine McCormack) manage to bring suspect Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (Ardalan Esmaili) to trial, but when Jim discovers that he may be innocent, everything he’s worked towards gets thrown into question.