Hunger

Name: Hunger
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 2008-10-31
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Liam McMahon, Brian Milligan, Laine Megaw, Stuart Graham

– The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike in which Republican prisoner..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 36 Minutes

Release Year:

2008

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike in which Republican prisoners tried to win political status. It dramatises events in the Maze prison in the six weeks prior to Sands’ death.

Styles:

Dramatic, Enigmatic, Brutal, Disturbing, Melancholic, Sincere, Bleak, Rough, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1981, 1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Ireland, UK

Filming Locations:

Northern Ireland, Ireland, Europe

Genre:

Biography, Drama

Hunger (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Oct 2008

Language:

English, Irish

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Hunger

Directed by:

Steve McQueen

Story Written By:

Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh

Main Actors:

Liam McMahon, Brian Milligan, Laine Megaw, Stuart Graham

Plot:

Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.

Awards:

45 wins & 33 nominations.

Production Company:

IFC Films

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

90%

Metacritic:

82%