Movie · 1996
Some Mother's Son
1h 52m
Drama, History
Terry George
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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Original title
Some Mother's Son
Director
Terry George
Year
1996
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, History