Some Mother's Son
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.
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Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make. 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.
Details
Directors
Terry George
Writers
Jim Sheridan, Terry George
Cast
Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch, Tom Hollander, Tim Woodward, Ciarán Hinds, Geraldine O'Rawe, Gerard McSorley, Dan Gordon, Grainne Delany, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Robert Lang, Stephen Hogan
Production
Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment
Languages
English, Irish
Countries
Ireland, United States of America
