FILM
Hunger
15- Steve McQueen
- In English
- 95 mins
Synopsis
Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen’s directorial début presents the final six weeks in the life of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands (Fassbender). Events are seen through the eyes of both prisoners and prison officers in Northern Ireland’s notorious Maze Prison. With a background in conflict artwork, McQueen’s HUNGER shows the power of the martyred hunger striker’s body as a site of political warfare.
AWARDS
BAFTAs ’09 – WINNER
- The Carl Foreman Award
More Info
Cast: Liam Cunningham, Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham
Country: UK
Year: 2008
Last shown
Last shown at Cornerhouse on Wed 24th Nov 2010
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