Some Mother's Son (1996)

  • R
  • 12/25/1996 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 52m

Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

Overview

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.

Terry George

Director, Writer

Jim Sheridan

Writer

Cast

Helen Mirren's headshot

Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan's headshot

Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins
Aidan Gillen's headshot

Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley
David O'Hara's headshot

David O'Hara

Frank Higgins
John Lynch's headshot

John Lynch

Bobby Sands
Tom Hollander's headshot

Tom Hollander

Farnsworth
Tim Woodward's headshot

Tim Woodward

Harrington
Ciarán Hinds's headshot

Ciarán Hinds

Danny Boyle

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