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Hunger

Steve McQueen
UK - Ireland      96 m.
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The opera prima from the director Steve McQueen follows life in Northern Ireland's maximum security Maze Prison with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands.

Director
Steve McQueen
Screenplay
Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen
Production
Blast! Films Production c/o Icon Entertainment, Film4, Northern Ireland Screen, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Wales Creative IP Fund
Robin Gutch, Laura Hastings-Smith
Photography
Sean Bobbitt
Edition
Joe Walker
Music
Leo Abrahams, David Holmes
Cast
Michael Fassbender, Liam McMahon, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Liam Cunningham
Running Time
96 m.
Country
UK - Ireland
Year
2008
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