Some Mother's Son

6.7 / 10

(37 votes)

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:

Ireland,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Terry George

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Company:

Hell's Kitchen,

Castle Rock Entertainment

Cast:
Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins

Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley

David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

John Lynch

Bobby Sands

Crew:
Terry George

Director

Jim Sheridan

Writer

Terry George

Writer

Geoffrey Simpson

Director of Photography

David Wilson

Production Design