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Byrne attacks Pitt's 'The Devil's Own'
Published Wednesday, Apr 30 2008, 16:48 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Gabriel Byrne has launched an attack on Hollywood for its treatment of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
The Usual Suspects actor told Jam! Showbiz that the movie industry "trivialised" and "sentimentalised" the conflict.
Byrne was particularly critical of The Devil's Own, the 1997 film starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt.
The 57-year-old Dubliner said: "A tragedy I lived through in my lifetime in the north of Ireland became an action film with Harrison Ford running around as the sane American sorting out the Irish.
"That to me was a truly offensive film. And there are many of them."
The Usual Suspects actor told Jam! Showbiz that the movie industry "trivialised" and "sentimentalised" the conflict.
Byrne was particularly critical of The Devil's Own, the 1997 film starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt.
The 57-year-old Dubliner said: "A tragedy I lived through in my lifetime in the north of Ireland became an action film with Harrison Ford running around as the sane American sorting out the Irish.
"That to me was a truly offensive film. And there are many of them."
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