Hunger

An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.

2008 · 1 h 36 · United Kingdom, Ireland, XI · English

Drama
History

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

Directed by: Steve McQueen
Written by: Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen

Cast

Michael Fassbender
Bobby Sands
Stuart Graham
Ray Lohan
Liam Cunningham
Priest
Helena Bereen
Raymond's Mother
Laine Megaw
Raymond's Wife
Brian Milligan
Davey Gillen
Liam McMahon
Gerry Campbell
Karen Hassan
Gerry's Girlfriend
Frank McCusker
The Governor
Lalor Roddy
William
Des McAleer
Mr Sands
Helen Madden
Mrs. Sands

Keywords

biography
1980s
prison
police brutality
prisoner
ira (irish republican army)
northern ireland
catholic priest
belfast, north ireland
hunger strike

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Hunger

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