IRA spy unhappy at film portrayal

A FORMER IRA infiltrator who risked being killed to prevent murders and bombings in the north has spoken of his unhappiness over the way he has been portrayed in a film.

Martin McGartland, who survived an assassination attempt and suffered injuries after jumping from a building to escape the IRA, said he is angry about the way his story has been treated in the film Fifty Dead Men Walking.

The Canadian-British production, starring Ben Kingsley, will receive its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10.