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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.

1996 |1h 52m |  Drama, History

Videos

Cast

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Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

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Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins

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Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley

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David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

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John Lynch

Bobby Sands

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Tom Hollander

Farnsworth

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Tim Woodward

Harrington

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Ciarán Hinds

Danny Boyle

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Geraldine O'Rawe

Alice Quigley

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Gerard McSorley

Father Daly

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Dan Gordon

Inspector McPeake

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Ciarán Fitzgerald

Liam Quigley

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Robert Lang

Government Minister

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Stephen Hogan

Young Turk

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Peter Howitt

SAS Leader

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Bosco Hogan

British Captain

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John Kavanagh

Cardinal

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Oliver Maguire

Frank Maguire

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Doreen Keogh

Mother Superior

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Joan Sheehy

Woman Searcher #1

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Mal Whyte

Barrister

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Barry Cassin

Prosecutor

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Sean Lawlor

Platoon Leader

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Jer O'Leary

Hunger Striker #1

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Tony Flynn

Cyclist

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Michael O'Sullivan

Prison Officer Davis

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Jennifer Gibney

Woman Searcher #2

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Anthony Brophy

Prisoner's Leader

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Richard Butler

MP (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Irish

Budget

-

Revenue

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