Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

6.7

1996-09-13

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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Some Mother's Son

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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.

Released

1996-09-13

Runtime

112

Director

Terry George

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

History

Language

English

Production

Hell's Kitchen

Castle Rock Entertainment

Columbia Pictures

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    Helen Mirren

    Helen Mirren
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    Fionnula Flanagan

    Fionnula Flanagan
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    Aidan Gillen

    Aidan Gillen
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    David O'Hara

    David O'Hara
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    John Lynch

    John Lynch
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    Tom Hollander

    Tom Hollander
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    Tim Woodward

    Tim Woodward
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    Ciarán Hinds

    Ciarán Hinds
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    Geraldine O'Rawe

    Geraldine O'Rawe
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    Gerard McSorley

    Gerard McSorley
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    Dan Gordon

    Dan Gordon
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    Grainne Delany

    Grainne Delany
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    Ciarán Fitzgerald

    Ciarán Fitzgerald
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    Robert Lang

    Robert Lang
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    Stephen Hogan

    Stephen Hogan
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    Peter Howitt

    Peter Howitt
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    Bosco Hogan

    Bosco Hogan
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    Jimmy Keogh

    Jimmy Keogh
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    John Kavanagh

    John Kavanagh
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    Oliver Maguire

    Oliver Maguire
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    Doreen Keogh

    Doreen Keogh
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    Anna Megan

    Anna Megan
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    Hugh O'Donnell

    Hugh O'Donnell
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    John Higgins

    John Higgins
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    Joan Sheehy

    Joan Sheehy
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    Mal Whyte

    Mal Whyte
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    Alan Barry

    Alan Barry
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    Barry Cassin

    Barry Cassin
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    Brian Mallon

    Brian Mallon
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    Sean Lawlor

    Sean Lawlor
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    Michael Sherrie

    Michael Sherrie
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    James Hickey

    James Hickey
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    Karen Carlisle

    Karen Carlisle
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    Fiona Higgins

    Fiona Higgins
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    Jer O'Leary

    Jer O'Leary
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    Tim McDonnell

    Tim McDonnell
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    Tony Flynn

    Tony Flynn
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    Liam Byrne

    Liam Byrne
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    Pat Mulryan

    Pat Mulryan
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    Valerie Roe

    Valerie Roe
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    Deirdre McAliskey

    Deirdre McAliskey
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    Michael O'Sullivan

    Michael O'Sullivan
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    Jennifer Gibney

    Jennifer Gibney
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    Robert Taylor

    Robert Taylor
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    Kate Perry

    Kate Perry
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    Anthony Brophy

    Anthony Brophy
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    Mickey McEneaney

    Mickey McEneaney
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    Patrick McEneaney

    Patrick McEneaney
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    Gene Berrills

    Gene Berrills
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    Ronan O'Donoghue

    Ronan O'Donoghue
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    Richard Neilson

    Richard Neilson
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    Richard Butler

    Richard Butler