Some Mother's Son

1080p 112 min 1996 Published on, 1 year ago

6.6

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.

Country

United Kingdom

Genre

Drama History

Released

13 Sep, 1996

Main Cast

Helen Mirren , Fionnula Flanagan , Aidan Gillen , John Lynch , Tom Hollander

Supporting Cast

Tim Woodward , Ciarán Hinds , Geraldine O'Rawe , Gerard McSorley , Dan Gordon

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