Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.
Title | Some Mother's Son |
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Year | 1996 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | United Kingdom, Ireland |
Studio | Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures |
Cast | Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch, Tom Hollander |
Crew | Terry George (Director), Jim Sheridan (Writer), Terry George (Writer), Geoffrey Simpson (Director of Photography), David Wilson (Production Design), Craig McKay (Editor) |
Keyword | strike, ireland, candlelight vigil, british prison |
Release | Sep 13, 1996 |
Runtime | 112 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 35 users |
Popularity | 4 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English, Gaeilge |