Based on the autobiography Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon, the film recounts the story of the Guildford Four—four people wrongly convicted of IRA bombings in 1974—and the Maguire Seven, their family members imprisoned for running a bomb factory that never existed. While the film takes dramatic liberties with the timeline and details, its core emotional truth and its depiction of systemic failure remain startlingly relevant today.
: It serves as a scathing indictment of institutional corruption, detailing how police and prosecutors suppressed evidence (including Gerry’s alibi) to secure convictions.