Some Mother's Son
37 reviews
Drama/History
1h 52m
1996
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...
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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.
- DirectorTerry George
- Release13 September 1996
- Genre
- Duration1h 52m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate37 reviews
- Productions
Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment
Cast

Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley

Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins

Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley

David O'Hara
Frank Higgins

John Lynch
Bobby Sands

Tom Hollander
Farnsworth

Tim Woodward
Harrington

Ciarán Hinds
Danny Boyle

Geraldine O'Rawe
Alice Quigley

Gerard McSorley
Father Daly

Dan Gordon
Inspector McPeake

Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam Quigley

Robert Lang
Government Minister

Stephen Hogan
Young Turk

Peter Howitt
SAS Leader

Bosco Hogan
British Captain

John Kavanagh
Cardinal

Oliver Maguire
Frank Maguire

Doreen Keogh
Mother Superior

Joan Sheehy
Woman Searcher #1

Mal Whyte
Barrister

Barry Cassin
Prosecutor

Sean Lawlor
Platoon Leader

Jer O'Leary
Hunger Striker #1

Tim McDonnell
Hunger Striker #2

Tony Flynn
Cyclist

Michael O'Sullivan
Prison Officer Davis

Jennifer Gibney
Woman Searcher #2

Anthony Brophy
Prisoner's Leader

Richard Butler
MP (uncredited)
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