Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

67% | Sep 13, 1996 | Drama, History

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.

Featured Cast

Terry George
Director
Jim Sheridan
Writer

Cast

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

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