Some Mother's Son

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.

Country

Ireland, United States of America

Genre

Drama, History

Released

13 Sept 1996

Cast

Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara