Hunger
2008 · Movie · 1h 36m · NR
DramaHistory
"An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
82/100
Key crew
- Steve McQueenDirector
- Enda WalshWriter
- Steve McQueenWriter
- David HolmesOriginal Music Composer
- Leo AbrahamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael FassbenderBobby Sands
- Stuart GrahamRay Lohan
- Liam CunninghamPriest
- Helena BereenRaymond's Mother
- Laine MegawRaymond's Wife
- Brian MilliganDavey Gillen
- Liam McMahonGerry Campbell
- Karen HassanGerry's Girlfriend
- Frank McCuskerThe Governor
- Lalor RoddyWilliam
- Des McAleerMr Sands
- Helen MaddenMrs. Sands
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Themes
prisonpolice brutalityprisonerhunger strikebiographynorthern irelandira (irish republican army)belfast, north irelandcatholic priest1980s