Fifty Dead Men Walking

By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com

Hear how Fifty Dead Men Walking director Kari Skogland went from directing episodic television, to making a slick docudrama action flick.  Skogland is well known for her intense loyalty to Canadian storytelling, which in turn made Belfast itself very helpful in forming the film knowing Skogland didn’t come in to this true-life Irish tale with the usual Hollywood gloss. 
The film follows a reluctant young man who is forced to live a double life after being recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. 

“…I think Kevin is nothing short of phenomenal,” the director declares. “And he really rose to the occasion here. At moments, I wondered if he would have it. But in the end he was so perfect, it couldn’t have been done better by anyone. It wasn’t exactly a reckless call on my part, but you never really know how an actor will respond when you drag him to a new place, make him learn an incredibly difficult accent, and see just how uncomfortable you can make him…”

Read the full interview here.