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Some Mother's Son

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Some Mother's Son (1996)

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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.

Updated May 20 2020

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Keywords:

strike ireland candlelight vigil british prison struggle

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Runtime: 112 mins Rating: 7.1 Tag Line: Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

Cast

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Farnsworth

Sean Lawlor

Sean Lawlor

Platoon Leader

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Danny Boyle

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Cardinal

Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Harrington

John Lynch

John Lynch

Bobby Sands

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Crew

Terry George

Terry George

Director

Terry George

Terry George

Writer

Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

Writer

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