
Hunger
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
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.
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About Hunger
- Directors
- Steve McQueen
- Cast
- Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham, Helena Bereen, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
- Status
- Released
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