Directed by: Steve Mac Queen
Written by: Steve Mac Queen and Enda Walsh
Produced by: Robin Gutch, Laura Hastings-Smith
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Laine Megaw, Larry Cowan, Lalor Roddy
Synopsis:
HUNGER follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland, with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
HUNGER follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland, with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
Film Festival Nomination:
Cannes, Ghent, Sydney, London, New York, British Independent Film Award, chicago Film Festival, Independent Spirit Award, Montreal, Venice stockohlm,Sydney, Tallin, Toronto, Telluride film festival, Cork film festival,
Ljubljana International Film Festival, Melbourne
Trailer:
23.12.2008 | Festival Film of the year's blog
Cat. : Activism Bobby Sands Bobby Sands Brian Milligan Cannes Cannes CDATA Cinema of the United Kingdom Enda Walsh Produced Enda Walsh Entertainment Entertainment Films Hunger Independent Spirit Award Larry Cowan Laura Hastings-Smith Ljubljana International Film Festival London Maze Melbourne Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender Montréal Northern Ireland Prison Robin Gutch Steve Mac Queen Stuart Graham Sydney Tallin Telluride Film Festival Toronto Venice Written FILM