O'Connell Faces "Troubles" in "71"

Jack O'Connell has joined the cast of the action thriller "71 " says THR.

In the film O'Connell plays a young soldier who has to survive the night on the dangerous streets of Belfast in the chaotic early years of "The Troubles".

Paul Anderson, Richard Dormer), Sean Harris, Martin McCann, Sam Reid and David Wilmot, also star.

 Playwright Gregory Burke wrote the script from which Yann Demange's calling action,

Robin Gutch and Angus Lamont will produce the film.

An eight week shoot began in Yorkshire on Monday.