Hunger (2008)

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike. (96 mins.)

Hunger (2008)
Hunger poster Rating: 7.6/10 (59,640 votes)
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen
Stars: Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon
Runtime: 96 min
Rated: NOT RATED
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 31 Oct 2008
Plot: Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.