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Hunger
“Hunger,” directed by Steve McQueen, is a powerful depiction of the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in the Maze Prison. The film explores the brutal conditions faced by the prisoners and the extreme measures they take in their fight for political status, highlighting the physical and psychological toll of their protest.
Views: 7
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Steve McQueen
Actors: Brian Milligan, Frank McCusker, Helen Madden, Helena Bereen, Karen Hassan, Laine Megaw, Lalor Roddy, Liam Cunningham, Liam McMahon, Michael Fassbender, Paddy Jenkins, Stuart Graham
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Company: Bluebush Productions, Channel Four Film, Film4, Northern Ireland Screen
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award, 49 wins & 39 nominations total
Budget: 1,500,000
Worldwide Gross: $3,185,113
Duration: 1h 36min
Release: 2008
Release Date: 2008-05-15
IMDb: 7.5
TMDB: 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Metacritic: 82
FilmAffinity: 7.2