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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

McQueen, Steve, 1969- , screenwriter, director

Hastings-Smith, Laura , producer

Gutch, Robin , producer

Walsh, Enda , screenwriter

Younghusband, Jan , producer

Carlton, Peter , producer

James, Linda M. , producer

Coulthard, Edmund , producer

Canning, Iain , producer

Bobbitt, Sean , cinematographer

Fassbender, Michael, 1977- , actor

Cunningham, Liam , actor

Graham, Stuart, 1967- , actor

Megaw, Laine , actor

Milligan, Brian , actor

McCullagh, Tom , designer

Walker, Joe , film editor

Nieradzik, Anushia , costume designer

Holmes, David, 1969- , composer

Abrahams, Leo , composer

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

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
In English.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 504

Subjects:

Sands, Bobby, 1954-1981 — Drama

Irish Hunger Strike, Northern Ireland, 1981 — Drama

Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) — Drama

Irish Republican Army — Drama

Prisoners — Death — Drama

Great Britain — History — Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 — Drama

Great Britain — Politics and government — 1979-1997 — Drama

Sands, Bobby, 1954-1981

Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland)

Irish Republican Army

Irish Hunger Strike (Northern Ireland : 1981)

Since 1952

Prisoners

Politics and government

Prisoners — Death

Northern Ireland

Great Britain

Genres:

Motion pictures

Biographical films

Historical films

Fiction films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

History

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Performers:

Cast: 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.

Production Credits:

Production designer, Tom McCullagh ; film editor, Joe Walker ; costume designer, Anushia Nieradzik ; original music by David Holmes with Leo Abrahams ; sound designer, Paul Davies.

General Notes:

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 episodes 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.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 unnumbered pages ; illustrations ; 19 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

HUN 2008 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604652345
1604652349

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515052818
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC1867D

OCLC Numbers:

1053360800
503473475 [Invalid]