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Hunger

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
72K
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Michael Fassbender in Hunger (2008)
The last six weeks of the life of the Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands.
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Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

  • Director
    • Steve McQueen
  • Writers
    • Enda Walsh
    • Steve McQueen
  • Stars
    • Stuart Graham
    • Laine Megaw
    • Brian Milligan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    72K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Enda Walsh
      • Steve McQueen
    • Stars
      • Stuart Graham
      • Laine Megaw
      • Brian Milligan
    • 161User reviews
    • 221Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 49 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Michael Fassbender in Hunger (2008)
    Liam Cunningham and Michael Fassbender in Hunger (2008)
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    Michael Fassbender in Hunger (2008)
    Michael Fassbender in Hunger (2008)

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    Stuart Graham
    Stuart Graham
    • Raymond Lohan
    Laine Megaw
    Laine Megaw
    • Raymond's Wife
    Brian Milligan
    Brian Milligan
    • Davey Gillen
    Liam McMahon
    Liam McMahon
    • Gerry Campbell
    Karen Hassan
    Karen Hassan
    • Gerry's Girlfriend
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Bobby Sands
    Frank McCusker
    Frank McCusker
    • The Governor
    Lalor Roddy
    Lalor Roddy
    • William
    Helen Madden
    • Mrs Sands
    Des McAleer
    • Mr Sands
    Geoff Gatt
    • Bearded Man
    Rory Mullen
    • Priest
    Ben Peel
    Ben Peel
    • Riot Prison Officer, Stephen Graves
    Helena Bereen
    Helena Bereen
    • Raymond's Mother
    Paddy Jenkins
    Paddy Jenkins
    • Hitman
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Father Dominic Moran
    Billy Clarke
    • Chief Medical Officer
    Ciaran Flynn
    • Twelve Year Old Bobby
    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Enda Walsh
      • Steve McQueen
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    • Trivia
      Hunger is known for its unbroken 17 minute 10 second continuous shot, in which Catholic priest Father Dominic Moran tries to talk Bobby Sands out of the Hunger Strike he and his fellow 75 IRA members plan to start. The camera remains in the same position throughout the scene. To prepare, Liam Cunningham moved into Michael Fassbender's apartment, and they rehearsed the scene 12-15 times per day. On the first day of filming, the actors got it perfect after 4 takes.
    • Goofs
      Raymond Lohan's Ford Granada is a Mk2 Facelift, which was released in winter 1981 and would've appeared on Irish roads in 1982.
    • Quotes

      Bobby Sands: I have my belief, and in all its simplicity that is the most powerful thing.

    • Connections
      Featured in Front Row: Michael Fassbender/Kate Winslet (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Industry
      Performed by Maya Beiser

      Composed by Michael Gordon

      Published by Red Poppy in association with G. Schirmir, Inc.

    User reviews161

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    10/10
    Powerful
    The movie is a timely piece of film-making in this era of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. I have to admit my prejudice for the film because of my past as one of the prisoners depicted in the film. Long Kesh – or the Maze as the British infamously renamed it – was the Abu Ghraib of its day. One stark difference though: unlike Abu Ghraib, no one has ever been charged with the horror and relentless torture inflicted upon naked, defenceless prisoners in Long Kesh. The film is uncompromising in its examination of the events leading up to and beyond the Hunger Strike. Michael Fassbender is frighteningly real. But I will leave it up to the words of Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian to sum it up: 'Hunger is raw, powerful film-making and an urgent reminder of this uniquely ugly, tragic and dysfunctional period in British and Irish history…'
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    • sambrinks
    • May 20, 2008

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    • Is "Hunger" based on a book?
    • Why did Bobby Sands starve himself?
    • Who 'won' the confrontation?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Ireland
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Irish Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • Tù Khổ Sai
    • Filming locations
      • Belfast, Northern Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Film4
      • Channel Four Film
      • Northern Ireland Screen
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $154,084
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,980
      • Dec 7, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,185,113
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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