HungerRating: 15 14+
2.6667 out of 5
9 Votes (Members)
- Duration
- 96 mins
- Year
- 2008
- Director(s)
- Cast
This stunningly intense drama, directed and co-written by the artist Steve McQueen, deals with the protests of imprisoned Provisional IRA members, who wished to be treated as political prisoners, that led to a hunger strike in 1981. In long, beautifully composed takes, McQueen focuses on one inmate, Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender), who was the first to die and, as a result, became a Republican martyr. The film does not flinch from showing the brutality of the prison system and the physical effects of the strike, as well as opening a debate on its ethics and effectiveness.
An audio description is available on this DVD.
