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  • 14 Aug 17

WATCH: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor stars in trailer for IRA prison escape drama Maze

WATCH: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor stars in trailer for IRA prison escape drama <i>Maze</i>
Peter McGoran
Peter McGoran

Maze tells the story of the mass break out of 38 IRA prisoners from one of Northern Ireland's maximum security facilities.

Starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (of Love/Hate fame), the film documents the devastating, and now notorious, 1983 Maze prison escape.

The film is written and directed by Stephen Burke and will be released on September 22.

A second film about the Maze prison escape, directed by Jim Sheridan, is currently in production, although there are report that filming on the project has been postponed until next year.

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