Movies / Hunger (2008)
Runtime: 96 min
Genres: Biography Drama History
Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, 1981. The infamous H-Blocks is where Irish republican prisoners are on the Blanket and No-Wash protest. It is a living hell for both prisoner and prison officer as the H-Block leader, Bobby Sands, pursues various tactics to help his fellow republicans re-establish their political status. In order to create real change, Bobby leads a Hunger Strike to protest for special category status for republican prisoners.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
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| Steve McQueen | ... |
| Writers (2) | Credit |
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| Enda Walsh | writer |
| Steve McQueen | written by |
| Composers (2) | Credit |
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| David Holmes | ... |
| Leo Abrahams | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
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| Joe Walker | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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| Sean Bobbitt | ... |
| Actors (22) | Credit |
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| Ben Peel | Riot Prison Offficer Stephen Graves |
| Billy Clarke | Chief Medical Officer |
| B.J. Hogg | Loyalist Orderly |
| Brian Milligan | Davey Gillen |
| Ciaran Flynn | Twelve Year Old Bobby |
| Denis Halligan | Naked Prisoner |
| Des McAleer | Mr. Sands |
| Frank McCusker | The Governor |
| Geoff Gatt | Bearded Man |
| Helena Bereen | Raymond's Mother |
| Helen Madden | Mrs. Sands |
| Karen Hassan | Gerry's Girlfriend |
| Laine Megaw | Mrs. Lohan |
| Lalor Roddy | William |
| Larry Cowan | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Liam Cunningham | Father Dominic Moran |
| Liam McMahon | Gerry Campbell |
| Michael Fassbender | Bobby Sands |
| Paddy Jenkins | Hitman |
| Rory Mullen | Priest |
| Stuart Graham | Raymond Lohan |
| Thomas James Scott | Riot Officer (uncredited) |