Movie
Hunger
2008NR1h 36m7.2 / 10
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
More about Hunger
Cast
Michael FassbenderBobby Sands
Stuart GrahamRay Lohan
Liam CunninghamPriest
Helena BereenRaymond's MotherLaine MegawRaymond's Wife
Brian MilliganDavey Gillen
Liam McMahonGerry Campbell
Karen HassanGerry's GirlfriendCredits
- Directed by
- Steve McQueen
- Written by
- Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $2.7M
Production
Film4 ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Northern Ireland ScreenUnited Kingdom- Broadcasting Commission of IrelandIreland
- Wales Creative IP FundUnited Kingdom
Blast! FilmsUnited Kingdom
Themes
1980sbelfast, north irelandbiographycatholic priesthunger strikeira (irish republican army)northern irelandpolice brutality
