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Hunger

In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure...

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Main Authors: Holmes, David, 1969- (Composer), Abrahams, Leo (Composer)
Corporate Authors: IFC Films, Icon Productions, FilmFour (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), Northern Ireland Screen (Firm), Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Wales Creative IP Fund (Firm), Blast! Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: McQueen, Steve, 1969- (Screenwriter, Director), Hastings-Smith, Laura (Producer), Gutch, Robin (Producer), Walsh, Enda (Screenwriter), Younghusband, Jan (Producer), Carlton, Peter (Producer), James, Linda M. (Producer), Coulthard, Edmund (Producer), Canning, Iain (Producer), Bobbitt, Sean (Cinematographer), Fassbender, Michael, 1977- (Actor), Cunningham, Liam (Actor), Graham, Stuart, 1967- (Actor), Megaw, Laine (Actor), Milligan, Brian (Actor) (Actor), McCullagh, Tom (Designer), Walker, Joe, 1963 October 2- (Film editor), Nieradzik, Anushia (Costume designer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, Ã2009.
Edition:Director-approved special ed.
Series:Criterion collection ; 504.
Subjects:
Sands, Bobby, > 1954-1981 > Drama.
Irish Hunger Strike, Northern Ireland, 1981 > Drama.
Prisoners > Death > Drama.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth II, 1952- > Drama.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1979-1997 > Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Call Number: HUN
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