The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.
Directed byTerry George
Written byTerry George, Jim Sheridan
CountryIreland, United States
Runtime112 min
On screen
Helen Mirren
Fionnula Flanagan
Aidan Gillen