Hunger

Hunger

An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.

2008•1h 36m•7.2/10

DramaHistory

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7.2/10(1K)

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

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Production

Film4 Productions, Northern Ireland Screen, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Wales Creative IP Fund, Blast! Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Bobby Sands

Stuart Graham

Stuart Graham

Ray Lohan

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Priest

Helena Bereen

Helena Bereen

Raymond's Mother

Laine Megaw

Raymond's Wife

Brian Milligan

Brian Milligan

Davey Gillen

Liam McMahon

Liam McMahon

Gerry Campbell

Karen Hassan

Karen Hassan

Gerry's Girlfriend

Frank McCusker

Frank McCusker

The Governor

Lalor Roddy

Lalor Roddy

William

Des McAleer

Des McAleer

Mr Sands

Helen Madden

Mrs. Sands

Paddy Jenkins

Paddy Jenkins

Hitman

Geoff Gatt

Bearded Man

Rory Mullen

Rory Mullen

Priest

Ben Peel

Ben Peel

Riot Prison Officer Stephen Graves

B.J. Hogg

B.J. Hogg

Loyalist Orderly

Billy Clarke

Chief MO

Ciaran Flynn

Ciaran Flynn

12 Year Old Bobby

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