Drama ·History · Ireland · 1996 · 1h 52m

Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son poster
Director
Terry George
Cast
Helen Mirren as Kathleen Quigley Fionnula Flanagan as Annie Higgins Aidan Gillen as Gerard Quigley David O'Hara as Frank Higgins John Lynch as Bobby Sands Tom Hollander as Farnsworth
Crew
Geoffrey Simpson — Director of Photography Craig McKay — Editor Terry George — Writer Jim Sheridan — Writer Edward Burke — Producer Arthur Lappin — Producer
Tagline

Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
strikeirelandcandlelight vigilbritish prison
Key Collaborators
Terry George Director Geoffrey Simpson Director of Photography Craig McKay Editor Terry George Writer Jim Sheridan Writer Edward Burke Producer Arthur Lappin Producer Jim Sheridan Producer David Wilson Production Design Joan Bergin Costume Design
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