Blanketman

'Blanketman' is the terrifying yet uplifting tale of Harry Larkin, an eighteen year old IRA member from Belfast that gets incarcerated in Long Kesh Prison in 1979 at the pivotal moment when IRA members have opted to endure a harsh regime rather than accept the label of 'criminal' being forced upon them by the British Government. As far as the IRA are concerned, Ireland is for the Irish so fighting to free one's country from British rule is far from being a crime. Forced into a...
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'Blanketman' is the terrifying yet uplifting tale of Harry Larkin, an eighteen year old IRA member from Belfast that gets incarcerated in Long Kesh Prison in 1979 at the pivotal moment when IRA members have opted to endure a harsh regime rather than accept the label of 'criminal' being forced upon them by the British Government. As far as the IRA are concerned, Ireland is for the Irish so fighting to free one's country from British rule is far from being a crime. Forced into a shit-covered cell wriggling with maggots Harry finds himself 'doubled up' with Jim Corbett, a three year veteran of the 'blanket' and 'no-wash' protest. Unfortunately, Harry has arrived on H3 on the day of a wing shift. To make matters worse, Class Officer Robinson, a tyrannical screw with a penchant for whisky is taking bets with his colleagues that he can make Harry conform and wear the prison uniform on the first day. Full of incessant black humour, 'Blanketman' provides a glimpse of what it must have taken to survive in such a brutal and hostile environment.