Hunger (2008)

Storyline:
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northerns Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands.
The final months of Bobby, the Irish Republican Army activist who protested his treatment at the hands of British prison guards with a hunger strike, are chronicled in this historical drama.
Like most of the IRA volunteers behind bars, Gillen and Campbell are subjected to frequent violence by the guards, who in turn live with the constant threat of assassination at the hands of Republicans during the off-hours.
Gillen and Campbell are taking part in a protest in which they and their fellow IRA inmates are refusing to wear standard prison-issue uniforms as a protest against Britain's refusal to recognize them as political prisoners.
As the protest fails to get results, Bobby decides to take a different tack and begins a hunger strike.

Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen
Stars: Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986233/

Year: 2008
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: united kingdom, Ireland

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Review:
Hunger is a daunting and powerful work. Sensorial in ways that become viscerally disturbing, this is a movie of shocking silences that tracks Bobby and his fellow IRA prisoners through the soul-crushing regimens of prison life.
Hunger is not about the rights and wrongs of the British in Northern Ireland, but about the inhumane prison conditions, the steeled determination of IRA members like Bobby Sands. The extended sequence of dialogue punctuates the heart of the film, as Bobby discusses his stance with a sympathetic priest Father Dominic Moran. Both men sit at a table with their respective political and religious beliefs, and the verbal duel is utterly compelling.
An engaging and active movie, with an amazing work by the director and the main character, Hunger will leave you feeling emotionally battered and bruised.

Personal Rating: 8/10

Posted in: 2008,Biography,Drama,History,Ireland,United Kingdom