Hunger (2008)

NR05/15/2008Drama, History1h 36m
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An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.

Overview

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Michael Fassbender

    Bobby Sands

  2. Cast 1

    Stuart Graham

    Ray Lohan

  3. Cast 1

    Liam Cunningham

    Priest

  4. Cast 1

    Helena Bereen

    Raymond's Mother

  5. Laine Megaw

    Raymond's Wife

  6. Cast 1

    Brian Milligan

    Davey Gillen

  7. Cast 1

    Liam McMahon

    Gerry Campbell

  8. Cast 1

    Karen Hassan

    Gerry's Girlfriend

  9. Cast 1

    Frank McCusker

    The Governor

Ouch. Margaret Thatcher was a huge bitch. If people can watch this movie and not realize that oversized, corrupt governments are pure evil, then something is deeply wrong. Fassbinder is absolutely phenomenal in this.