Hunger
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
- Year : 2008
- Country : Ireland, United Kingdom
- Genre : Drama, History
- Studio : Blast! Films, Film4 Productions, Northern Ireland Screen, Wales Creative IP Fund
- Keyword : prison, police brutality, prisoner, hunger strike, biography, northern ireland, ira (irish republican army), belfast, north ireland, catholic priest, 1980s
- Director : Steve McQueen
- Cast : Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham, Helena Bereen, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan