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Film · 2008

Hunger

Directed by Steve McQueen · starring Paddy Jenkins, Stuart Graham and Michael Fassbender

  • 1 h 36 min
  • 15
  • Biography · Drama · History
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 30 October 2008
  • 7.6 Users2 votes
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Synopsis

In Northern Ireland?s Maze prison in 1981, twenty-seven-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government?s refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners, rather than as ordinary criminals.

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The essentials

Runtime
96 min1 hour and 36 minutes
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Hunger?
1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Hunger released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 30 October 2008.
Who directed Hunger?
Steve McQueen.
Who is in Hunger?
It stars Paddy Jenkins, Stuart Graham, Michael Fassbender and Lalor Roddy.
Where can I watch Hunger?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (7)
Director
Steve McQueen
Writers
Steve McQueen

Reviews

7.6 2 votes

Awards

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  • BAFTA Awards 2009 1 of 2 nominations Won: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Soundtrack

All 2 songs
  1. IndustryMaya Beiser, Published Red Poppy in association with G, Schirmir, Inc Spotify
  2. IndustryMaya Beiser, Published Red Poppy in association with G, Schirmir, Inc Spotify

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