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- BFI identifier744053
- Date2008 (Copyright)
2008-10-31 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, Ireland
- Production company
- SynopsisBiopic about Irish Republican Bobby Sands. Sands starves himself, whilst prisoners Davey Gillen and Gerry Campbell refuse to wear surplus prison clothes, for what they see as the government's lack of recognition to perceive IRA members as political prisoners. (Synopsis)
- Work historyDebut feature. First British feature film to be shot using 2-perf and to have a 2-perf DI grade.
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- Credits
- CastMichael Fassbender (Bobby Sands)
Liam Cunningham (Father Dominic Moran)
Stuart Graham (Raymond Lohan)
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Title
Hunger (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/B5AE-F640-FE29-C235-21FC-LCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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