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Hunger
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In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow I...
In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard.
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- Creator
- IFC Films ; Icon ; Film 4 ; Channel 4 ; Film 4 presents in association with Northern Ireland Screen, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and the Wales Creative IP Fund a Blast! Films production ; directed by Steve McQueen ; produced by Laura Hastings-Smith and Robin Gutch ; written by Enda Walsh and Steve McQueen ; executive producers, Jan Younghusband, Peter Carlton, Linda James, Edmund Coulthard, Iain Canning ; director of photography, Sean Bobbitt
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- McQueen, Steve, 1969-
- Hastings-Smith, Laura
- Gutch, Robin
- Walsh, Enda
- Younghusband, Jan
- Carlton, Peter
- James, Linda M
- Coulthard, Edmund
- Canning, Iain
- Bobbitt, Sean
- Fassbender, Michael, 1977-
- Cunningham, Liam
- Graham, Stuart, 1967-
- Megaw, Laine
- Milligan, Brian (Actor)
- McCullagh, Tom
- Walker, Joe, 1963 October 2-
- Nieradzik, Anushia
- Holmes, David, 1969-
- Abrahams, Leo
- IFC Films
- Icon Productions
- FilmFour (Firm)
- Channel Four (Great Britain)
- Northern Ireland Screen (Firm)
- Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
- Wales Creative IP Fund (Firm)
- Blast! Films
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Publication
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- Director-approved special ed
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, ©2009
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages ; illustrations ; 19 cm)
- digital optical
- video file DVD video region 1
- ISBNs
- 9781604652345, 1604652349, 9786313361946, 6313361946
- OCLC
- ocn503473475
- Credits
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- Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon, Karen Hassan, Frank McCusker, Lalor Roddy, Helen Madden, Des McAleer, Geoff Gatt, Rory Mullen, Ben Peel, Helena Bereen, Paddy Jenkins, Billy Clarke, Ciaran Flynn, B.J. Hogg
- Director of photography, Sean Bobbitt ; production designer, Tom McCullagh ; film editor, Joe Walker ; costume designer, Anushia Nieradzik ; original music by David Holmes with Leo Abrahams ; sound designer, Paul Davies
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
- Special features: "Steve McQueen" interview with Steve McQueen conducted in 2009; "The making of Hunger" includes interviews with Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Enda Walsh, and Robin Gutch; "Michael Fassbender" interview with Michael Fassbender by film critic Jason Solomons in 2008; "The Provos' last card?" a 1981 episode of the BBC program Panorama, about the Maze prison hunger strikes and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland; Trailer. Booklet: "On the threshold" essay by film critic Chris Darke.
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Northern Ireland, 1981 -- Guard -- Davey Gillen -- The Maze -- "No wash" protest -- Bobby Sands -- "Negotiate" -- Mirror check -- Daisies -- Father Dominic -- "Business of the soul" -- Story of the foal -- Sweeping the hall -- Hunger strike -- Visitors -- Last breath -- End credits -- Color bars
Subjects
- Sands, Bobby, 1954-1981 -- Drama.
- Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) -- Drama.
- Irish Republican Army -- Drama.
- Irish Hunger Strike, Northern Ireland, 1981 -- Drama.
- Prisoners -- Death -- Drama.
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952- -- Drama.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 -- Drama.