Some Mother's Son (1996)

Name: Some Mother's Son
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 13 Sep 1996
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch

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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.

Release: Sep 13, 1996

Runtime: 112 minutes

Language: English, Gaeilge

Studio: Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Country: United Kingdom, Ireland

Cast: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch, Tom Hollander

Crew: Terry George (Director), Terry George (Writer), Jim Sheridan (Writer), Craig McKay (Editor), Geoffrey Simpson (Director of Photography), David Wilson (Production Design)

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