Hunger / IFC Films ; Icon ; Film 4 ; directed by Steve McQueen.
In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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[Irvington, NY] :
Criterion Collection,
[2009]
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| Edition: | Director-approved special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
504. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com |
| Summary: | In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: "Steve McQueen" interview with Steve Mcqueen conducted in 2009; "The making of Hunger" includes interviews with Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Enda Walsh, and Robin Gutch; "Michael Fassbender" interview with Michael Fassbender by film critic Jason Solomons in 2008; "The Provos' last card?" a 1981 episodes of the BBC program Panorama, about the Maze prison hunger strikes and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland; Trailer. Booklet: "On the threshold" essay by film critic Chris Darke. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm + 1 booklet ([16] pages ; illustrations ; 19 cm) Complete credits available at IMDb.com. |
| Format: | DVD ; Region 1; NTSC ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Audience: | Censorship classification (NZ): Rating : R16. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Laura Hastings-Smith and Robin Gutch ; writers, Enda Walsh and Steve McQueen. |
| ISBN: | 9781604652345 1604652349 |