Some Mother's Son

IMDb 6.8 1996 • 112 min • DramaHistory

Director

Terry George

Country

IE

Plot Summary

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 Cast

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