Film
John Maguire on Film: New biopic leaves moral questions around Rose Dugdale’s actions unanswered
The heiress-turned-revolutionary, who died last week, is the subject of a new drama by the Irish writing and directing team of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor
Baltimore
Directed by Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy
Nationwide, 15a; rating: ***
The Irish writing and directing team of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor explore the roots of radicalism in Baltimore, a carefully fragmented biopic of Rose Dugdale, the British heiress-turned-unlikely IRA volunteer.
Dugdale, who died last week in a Dublin care home at the age of 83, earned her eternal notoriety 50 years ago by attempting the biggest art theft in history to that ...