Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

1996
★★★☆☆ 6.7/10
⏱️ 112 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaHistory
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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Crew

Director
Terry George
Writer
Jim Sheridan, Terry George
Producer
Edward Burke, Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan

Production

Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment

Keywords

strikeirelandcandlelight vigilbritish prison