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Some Mother's Son

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Some Mother's Son
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R,1hr 52min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
December 27, 1996
Director:
Terry George
Starring:
Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen  ...more
Synopsis: A 1981 hunger strike in a Belfast prison is the historical inspiration for the drama Some Mother's Son, which attempts to focus on the personal dimensions of the event through its portrayal of the families of the striking prisoners. Directed by Terry George, co-author of In the Name of the Father, the film is anchored by Helen Mirren's performance as Kathleen Quigley, an educated, thoughtful schoolteacher who feels the Irish-English conflict is remote from her life until her son is arrested for his ... Full Synopsis
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Laura Abraham, AMG Review
Some Mother's Son is a fictional account of the 1981 Irish prison hunger strikes that took the life of Bobby Sands. The film is much more than a retelling of this turbulent time in Ireland's history, however; it gains substantial weight from director Terry George's creation of a world where two women try to reconcile their motherhood with their political identities. Irish suffering at the hands of ... Full Review
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Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgis
Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
David Patrick O'Hara
Frank Higgins
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