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Ascendancy
1983
Golden Bear — 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
- Director:
- Edward Bennett
- Starring:
- Julie Covington, Ian Charleson
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Set in Ireland during and after the First World War, Ascendancy follows Connie Wintour, a young woman from the Protestant landowning class known as the Ascendancy. As the Irish War of Independence intensifies around her family's estate, Connie is gradually drawn into contact with the Irish nationalist movement, forcing her to confront the crumbling world of British rule in Ireland.