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.
- Suicide or self-harm
- Eating disorders
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Grave, earnest, overwhelming and bleak.
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- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Michael FassbenderBobby Sands
- Stuart GrahamRay Lohan
- Liam CunninghamPriest
- Helena BereenRaymond's Mother
- Laine MegawRaymond's Wife
- Brian MilliganDavey Gillen
- Liam McMahonGerry Campbell
- Karen HassanGerry's Girlfriend
- Frank McCuskerThe Governor
- Lalor RoddyWilliam
Crew
- Steve McQueenDirector
- Enda WalshWriter
- Steve McQueenWriter
- Sean BobbittDirector of Photography
- David HolmesOriginal Music Composer
- Leo AbrahamsOriginal Music Composer
- Joe WalkerEditor
- Robin GutchProducer
- Laura Hastings-SmithProducer
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