BACK TO THE COLLECTIONIRISH CINEMA SELECTION / 2008
Hunger
THE STORY
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
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.
DIRECTORSteve McQueen
RELEASE YEAR2008
PRODUCTION COUNTRIESIreland / United Kingdom / Northern Ireland
PRODUCTION COMPANIESFilm4 Productions, Northern Ireland Screen, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Wales Creative IP Fund, Blast! Films
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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
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