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Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son (1996)

Drama, Historical | Ireland, United States

Director: Terry George

RTE1 | Friday 22 January 2021 | 23:30

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Friday 22 January 2021 23:30

Friday 8 May 2020 23:35

Friday 26 July 2019 21:40

Saturday 26 January 2019 00:10

Sunday 25 March 2018 00:45

Rating: 7.3/10

User rating: 10/10

SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Writer: Terry George, Jim Sheridan

RUNTIME: 112 min

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