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Hunger (2008)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 19,108 users
Metascore:
82/100
Reviews: 99 user | 199 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike. Director:Steve McQueen |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Frank McCusker | ... | |
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Lalor Roddy | ... | |
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Helen Madden | ... | |
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Des McAleer | ... | |
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Geoff Gatt | ... | |
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Helena Bereen | ... | |
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Storyline
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit. Written by Icon
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An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest. See more »Parents Guide:
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(Greece) See more »Also Known As:
Éhség See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£136,413 (UK) (2 November 2008) (68 Screens)Gross:
$154,084 (USA) (7 June 2009)Company Credits
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Father Dominic Moran: Ah, but he recognized his sins.
Bobby Sands: Did he though?
Father Dominic Moran: Aye. Said as much.
Bobby Sands: When you're hung from a cross you're gonna say anything. Jesus offers him a seat next to his daddy in a place called paradise you're always gonna put your hand up and have a piece of that.
Father Dominic Moran: Aye. Even when it's nailed to your cross.
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The scene which features a conversation between Sands and a Catholic priest was filmed in one continuous 16-minute take on the first day of filming in Northern Ireland and took Michael Fassbender and co-star Liam Cunningham four attempts to complete. See more »Quotes
Bobby Sands: I always felt that thief next to Jesus got off lightly.Father Dominic Moran: Ah, but he recognized his sins.
Bobby Sands: Did he though?
Father Dominic Moran: Aye. Said as much.
Bobby Sands: When you're hung from a cross you're gonna say anything. Jesus offers him a seat next to his daddy in a place called paradise you're always gonna put your hand up and have a piece of that.
Father Dominic Moran: Aye. Even when it's nailed to your cross.
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