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Some Mother's Son (1996)

R · 1996-09-13 · 1h 52m · EN
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Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

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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Jim SheridanWriterTerry GeorgeDirector, Writer

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Helen MirrenHelen MirrenKathleen QuigleyFionnula FlanaganFionnula FlanaganAnnie HigginsAidan GillenAidan GillenGerard QuigleyDavid O'HaraDavid O'HaraFrank HigginsJohn LynchJohn LynchBobby SandsTom HollanderTom HollanderFarnsworthTim WoodwardTim WoodwardHarringtonCiarán HindsCiarán HindsDanny BoyleGeraldine O'RaweGeraldine O'RaweAlice QuigleyGerard McSorleyGerard McSorleyFather DalyDan GordonDan GordonInspector McPeakeGrainne DelanyGrainne DelanyTheresa Higgins

Keywords

IrelandCandlelight vigilStrikeStruggleBritish prison

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityIreland · Candlelight Vigil · StrikeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference192242Actor preference120326 · 171790 · 35255Country preferenceIe

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What is Some Mother's Son about?

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.

How long is Some Mother's Son?

Some Mother's Son has a runtime of 112 minutes.

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