Some Mother's Son
1996 • Drama | History
Terry George
Director
Jim Sheridan
Writer
Terry George
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
September 13, 1996
Duration
112 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.2121
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
Helen Mirren
Fionnula Flanagan
Aidan Gillen
David O'Hara
John Lynch
Tom Hollander
Tim Woodward
Ciarán Hinds
Geraldine O'Rawe
Gerard McSorley
Dan Gordon
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Robert Lang
Stephen Hogan
Peter Howitt
Bosco Hogan
John Kavanagh
Oliver Maguire
Doreen Keogh
Joan Sheehy
Mal Whyte
Barry Cassin
Sean Lawlor
Jer O'Leary
Tim McDonnell
Tony Flynn
Michael O'Sullivan
Jennifer Gibney
Anthony Brophy
Richard Butler
