Hunger
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
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- Drama
- History
Media
Overview
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.
Keywords
- prison
- police brutality
- 1980s
- biography
- prisoner
- northern ireland
- catholic priest
- ira (irish republican army)
- hunger strike
- belfast
- north ireland
- belfast, north ireland
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 15, 2008
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Production
- Film4 Productions,Northern Ireland Screen,Wales Creative IP Fund,Blast! Films,Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
- Cast
- Michael Fassbender,Stuart Graham,Liam Cunningham,Helena Bereen,Laine Megaw,Brian Milligan,Liam McMahon,Karen Hassan,Frank McCusker,Lalor Roddyand 9 more
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Writer
- Enda Walsh,Steve McQueen
- Producer
- Robin Gutch,Laura Hastings-Smith
- Cinematography
- Sean Bobbitt
- Music
- David Holmes,Leo Abrahams
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $2,724,474
- IMDb
- tt0986233