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Some Mother's Son

67% | Sep 13, 1996
Drama History

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
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Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins
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Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
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David O'Hara
Frank Higgins
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John Lynch
Bobby Sands

Featured Crew

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Terry George
Director
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Jim Sheridan
Writer
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Terry George
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Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
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David Wilson
Production Design
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Craig McKay
Editor
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Kate O'Callaghan
Co-Producer
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Danny Bellens
Makeup Artist
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Rod Stoneman
Executive Producer
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Ron Bochar
Sound Effects Editor
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Patrick Farrelly
Co-Producer
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Nuala Moiselle
Casting

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