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Film · Drama, History

Hunger (2008)

★ 7.2 · 1,277 votesIMDb★ 7.5 · 77,146 votes1 h 36 minDrama, History2008

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

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.

Director
Steve McQueen
Writers
Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
May 15, 2008

Hunger cast

  • Michael FassbenderBobby Sands
  • Stuart GrahamRay Lohan
  • Liam CunninghamPriest
  • Helena BereenRaymond's Mother
  • Laine MegawRaymond's Wife
  • Brian MilliganDavey Gillen
  • Liam McMahonGerry Campbell
  • Karen HassanGerry's Girlfriend
  • Frank McCuskerThe Governor
  • Lalor RoddyWilliam
  • Des McAleerMr Sands
  • Helen MaddenMrs. Sands
  • Paddy JenkinsHitman
  • Geoff GattBearded Man
  • Rory MullenPriest
  • Ben PeelRiot Prison Officer Stephen Graves
  • B.J. HoggLoyalist Orderly
  • Billy ClarkeChief MO
  • Ciaran Flynn12 Year Old Bobby
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