Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
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- Hunger
- 15 (Contains strong violence, language and medical gore)
- Cast
- Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Liam McMahon, Laine Megaw, Lalor Roddy, Brian Milligan, Frank McCusker, Helen Madden
- Producer
- Iain Canning, Jan Younghusband, Peter Carlton, Edmund Coulthard
- Writer
- Enda Walsh
- Duration
- 01:36:00
- Official Site
- http://www.hungerthemovie.co.uk/
- Release
- Friday October 31 2008
- Genre
- Drama
- Distributor
- Pathe
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