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Hunger
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Hunger is a 2008 film directed by Steve McQueen, who co-wrote the screenplay with Enda Walsh. Produced by Film4, Channel 4, and Northern Ireland Screen with cinematography by Sean Bobbitt, it stars Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Stuart Graham, and depicts Bobby Sands amid the Troubles and the 1981 Irish hunger strike involving the Irish Republican Army. Set in Belfast and Northern Ireland, the film was distributed by Icon Productions with music by David Holmes. It received the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year and the Caméra d'Or, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. It premiered on 15 May 2008 and runs 96 minutes.
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7.2The 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.
Cast
- Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands
- Stuart Graham as Ray Lohan
- Liam Cunningham as Priest
- Helena Bereen as Raymond's Mother
- Laine Megaw as Raymond's Wife
- Brian Milligan as Davey Gillen
Themes
- prison
- police brutality
- prisoner
- hunger strike
- biography
- northern ireland
- ira (irish republican army)
- belfast, north ireland
- catholic priest
- 1980s
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Steve McQueen
- Written by
- Enda Walsh , Steve McQueen
- Produced by
- Laura Hastings-Smith, Robin Gutch
- Starring
- Michael Fassbender , Liam Cunningham
- Cinematography
- Sean Bobbitt
- Edited by
- Joe Walker
- Music by
- David Holmes , Leo Abrahams
- Production companies
- Film4 , Channel 4 , Northern Ireland Screen , Broadcasting Commission of Ireland , Wales Creative IP Fund
- Distributed by
- Pathé Distribution
- Release dates
- 15 May 2008 ( 2008-05-15 ) ( Cannes Film Festival ) 31 October 2008 ( 2008-10-31 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Box office
- £1.7 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 21st European Film Awards
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- Irish
- Main subject
- The Troubles
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Screenwriter
- Enda Walsh
- Composer
- David Holmes
- Cinematographer
- Sean Bobbitt
- Narrative location
- Belfast
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 842469
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Hunger
- publication date
- 2009-08-13
- film editor
- Joe Walker
- characters
- Bobby Sands
- nominated for
- BAFTA Award for Best British Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was directed by Steve McQueen (in his feature directorial debut) and starred Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Liam McMahon.
It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, winning the prestigious Caméra d'Or award for first-time filmmakers. It went on to win the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival, the Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics, best picture from the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and received two BAFTA nominations, winning one. The film was also nominated for eight awards at the 2009 IFTAs, winning six at the event.
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