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Some Mother's Son (1996)

R ★ 6.7/10 112 min Drama, History Ireland, United States English
Director: Terry George
Streaming: Not available
Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

Description

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.

Top Cast

Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnula Flanagan Annie Higgins
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen Gerard Quigley
David O'Hara
David O'Hara Frank Higgins
John Lynch
John Lynch Bobby Sands
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander Farnsworth
Tim Woodward
Tim Woodward Harrington
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds Danny Boyle

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