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Some Mother's Son
1996 1h 52m Terry George

Some Mother's Son

★ 7.2 IMDb
Drama History Made in Europe
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.
MusicBill Whelan

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Awards & Festivals
Selection 9th European Film Awards
Nominated Young European Film of the Year
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