Set in a post-Troubles Northern Ireland, The Truth Commissioner follows the fictional story of Henry Stanfield, played by Roger Allam, a career diplomat who has just been appointed as Truth Commissioner to Northern Ireland. Eager to make good as a peacemaker, the Prime Minister urges a commission following the South African model of Truth and Reconciliation. But, though Stanfield starts bravely, he quickly uncovers some bloody and inconvenient truths about those now running the country; truths which none of those in power are prepared to have revealed.
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The Truth Commissioner was released in 2016 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Truth Commissioner (2016) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 55%.
With a score of 59%, The Truth Commissioner is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2016 with similar scores include films like Bastille Day, Hail, Caesar! and Mr. Right.
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