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Hunger

2008·1h 36m·Not Rated
DramaBiographyCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
76,608 votes
Metascore
82
Metacritic

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

Hunger is a 2008 drama biography movie directed by Steve McQueen, starring Laine Megaw, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 76,608 votes and runs 1h 36m.

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Director
Steve McQueen
Stars
Laine Megaw
Liam Cunningham
Stuart Graham
Michael Fassbender
Details
2008-10-31
96 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United Kingdom, Ireland
★ English, Irish Gaelic
Keywords
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