Some Mother's Son (1996)

Some Mother's Son (1996)

Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make. 1996-09-13 United Kingdom, Ireland 112 Min. PG-13
6.6 35 votes

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.

Cast

Helen Mirren is Kathleen Quigley
Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan is Annie Higgins
Annie Higgins
Aidan Gillen is Gerard Quigley
Gerard Quigley
David O'Hara is Frank Higgins
Frank Higgins
John Lynch is Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands
Tom Hollander is Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Tim Woodward is Harrington
Harrington
Ciarán Hinds is Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Geraldine O'Rawe is Alice Quigley
Alice Quigley
Gerard McSorley is Father Daly
Father Daly
Dan Gordon is Inspector McPeake
Inspector McPeake
Grainne Delany is Theresa Higgins
Theresa Higgins

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