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19961h 52mREnglish

Some Mother's Son

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

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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.

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DirectorTerry George

Keywords

strikeirelandcandlelight vigilbritish prison

Cast

Helen Mirren as Kathleen Quigley

Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

Fionnula Flanagan as Annie Higgins

Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins

Aidan Gillen as Gerard Quigley

Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley

David O'Hara as Frank Higgins

David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

John Lynch as Bobby Sands

John Lynch

Bobby Sands

Tom Hollander as Farnsworth

Tom Hollander

Farnsworth

Tim Woodward as Harrington

Tim Woodward

Harrington

Ciarán Hinds as Danny Boyle

Ciarán Hinds

Danny Boyle

Geraldine O'Rawe as Alice Quigley

Geraldine O'Rawe

Alice Quigley

Gerard McSorley as Father Daly

Gerard McSorley

Father Daly