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.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Actors: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen
Writer: Terry George, Jim Sheridan
Runtime: 112 min
Year: 1996
IMDb Rating:7.2