
Some Mother's Son
Drama · History
Overview
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.
Top Cast


Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley


Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins


Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley


David O'Hara
David O'Hara
Frank Higgins
David O'Hara
Frank Higgins


John Lynch
John Lynch
Bobby Sands
John Lynch
Bobby Sands


Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Farnsworth
Tom Hollander
Farnsworth


Tim Woodward
Tim Woodward
Harrington
Tim Woodward
Harrington


Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
Danny Boyle
Ciarán Hinds
Danny Boyle


Geraldine O'Rawe
Geraldine O'Rawe
Alice Quigley
Geraldine O'Rawe
Alice Quigley


Gerard McSorley
Gerard McSorley
Father Daly
Gerard McSorley
Father Daly
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