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Some Mother's Son

66% | Sep 13, 1996 | Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Terry George
Director
Jim Sheridan
Writer

Cast

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Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
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Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins
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Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
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David O'Hara
Frank Higgins
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John Lynch
Bobby Sands

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