Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Release Date: 1996-09-13

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.7 / 10

Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

as Kathleen Quigley

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

as Annie Higgins

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

as Gerard Quigley

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

as Frank Higgins

John Lynch

John Lynch

as Bobby Sands

Crew

  • Terry George - Director

  • Jim Sheridan - Writer

  • Terry George - Writer

  • David Wilson - Production Design

  • Geoffrey Simpson - Director of Photography

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