Some Mother's Son

Name: Some Mother's Son
Director: Terry George
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1996-09-13
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch

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1996 · 112 min · R · Drama · History · TMDB 6.8/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Terry George

Cast

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