Drama ·History · Ireland · 2008 · 1h 36m

Hunger

Hunger poster
Director
Steve McQueen
Cast
Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands Stuart Graham as Ray Lohan Liam Cunningham as Priest Helena Bereen as Raymond's Mother Laine Megaw as Raymond's Wife Brian Milligan as Davey Gillen
Crew
Sean Bobbitt — Director of Photography Joe Walker — Editor David Holmes — Original Music Composer Leo Abrahams — Original Music Composer Enda Walsh — Writer Steve McQueen — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Hunger — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
prisonpolice brutalityprisonerhunger strikebiographynorthern irelandira (irish republican army)belfast, north irelandcatholic priest1980s
Key Collaborators
Steve McQueen Director Sean Bobbitt Director of Photography Joe Walker Editor David Holmes Original Music Composer Leo Abrahams Original Music Composer Enda Walsh Writer Steve McQueen Writer Robin Gutch Producer Laura Hastings-Smith Producer Tom McCullagh Production Design Anushia Nieradzik Costume Design
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