Acceptable Levels

1983 103 min Drama

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back in London, editing the footage, the producer and researcher on the project wrestle with how to present the incident, and with their responsibility to the people in the film.

director John Davies

writers Gordon Hann, Kate McManus, Ellin Hare, John Davies, Alastair Herron