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Hunger

2008, Movie, NR, 92 mins

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One doubts that any feature film could more maturely, passionately, or elegantly evoke the madness and confusion at the heart of the early '80s IRA conflict than Irish director Steve McQueen's harrowing docudrama Hunger. The film unfurls in 1981, around the tail end of the IRA prisoners' "no wash" strike against the Brits, and dramatizes the martyrdom of Irishman Bobby Sands, champion of a hunger strike within a penitentiary -- and a man who led at least nine of his fellow in... read more leave a comment
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A clip from Hunger entitled "Hunger". Bobby (Michael Fassbender) has to be carried because he is so weak from not eating and we get to see his fragile body.
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Length: 01:09
Posted: 7/23/2009
A clip from Hunger entitled "Smokng the Bible". Bobby (Michael Fassbender) uses a page from the bible to roll his cigarette.
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Length: 01:43
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SPOILER ALERT You probably know how the film will end but here is the last 10 minutes of Hunger and do not watch if you want to spoil the climax. But this a great scene between Bobby and Ray.
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Length: 10:23
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The second trailer for Hunger which will now be released by IFC on March 20, 2009 in a limited select theaters. Michael Fassbender was nominated for the Orange Rising Star Award at this years BAFTA Awards. The Orange Rising Star Award recognises five international actors and actresses who have demonstrated exceptional talent and have begun to capture the imagination of the public as a star in the making. Hunger is an explosive, challenging and unforgettable feature film by the multi award winning creative team of British artist film-maker Steve McQueen and Irish writer Enda Walsh. The film is a highly evocative and provocative interpretation of the true story of a man who leads a hunger strike as a political tactic in a long running battle over prison conditions. He and his fellow prisoners demand to be treated as political prisoners and not as terrorists. Their demands are refused. He stays true to his word. He dies, as do nine other prisoners after him. Six months after his death the
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Length: 01:34
Posted: 7/23/2009
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Year: 2008
Rated NR

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Cast
Brian Milligan: Davey Gillen
Liam McMahon: Gerry Campbell
Michael Fassbender: Bobby Sands
Liam Cunningham: Father Dominic Moran
Stuart Graham: Raymond Lohan
Laine Megaw: Raymond's Wife

 

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Hunger courtesy IFC Films
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