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Some Mother's Son

1996·1h 52m·R
DramaHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
3,173 votes

The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 drama history movie directed by Terry George, starring Fionnula Flanagan, Helen Mirren, David O'Hara. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 3,173 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Terry George
Stars
Fionnula Flanagan
Helen Mirren
David O'Hara
Aidan Gillen
Details
1996-12-25
112 min
Movie
R
★ Ireland, United States
★ English, Irish Gaelic
Keywords
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