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Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

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Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

13 September 1996

Country

Ireland

Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

John Lynch

John Lynch

Bobby Sands

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Farnsworth

Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Harrington

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Danny Boyle

Geraldine O'Rawe

Geraldine O'Rawe

Alice Quigley

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

Father Daly

Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon

Inspector McPeake

Grainne Delany

Grainne Delany

Theresa Higgins

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Liam Quigley

Robert Lang

Robert Lang

Government Minister

Stephen Hogan

Stephen Hogan

Young Turk

Peter Howitt

Peter Howitt

SAS Leader

Bosco Hogan

Bosco Hogan

British Captain

Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Higgins

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Cardinal

Oliver Maguire

Oliver Maguire

Frank Maguire

Doreen Keogh

Doreen Keogh

Mother Superior

Anna Megan

Anna Megan

Rosie Quigley

Hugh O'Donnell

Hugh O'Donnell

Paddy

John Higgins

John Higgins

John Deegan

Joan Sheehy

Joan Sheehy

Woman Searcher #1

Mal Whyte

Mal Whyte

Barrister

Alan Barry

Alan Barry

Judge

Barry Cassin

Barry Cassin

Prosecutor

Brian Mallon

Brian Mallon

Prison Officer Jones

Sean Lawlor

Sean Lawlor

Platoon Leader

Michael Sherrie

Michael Sherrie

Assistant Governor

James Hickey

James Hickey

Young Son

Karen Carlisle

Karen Carlisle

Prisoner's Girlfriend

Fiona Higgins

Fiona Higgins

Prisoner's Sister

Jer O'Leary

Jer O'Leary

Hunger Striker #1

Tim McDonnell

Tim McDonnell

Hunger Striker #2

Tony Flynn

Tony Flynn

Cyclist

Liam Byrne

Liam Byrne

Prisoner Murphy

Pat Mulryan

Pat Mulryan

IRA Man #1

Valerie Roe

Valerie Roe

Girl in Farnsworth's Office

Deirdre McAliskey

Deirdre McAliskey

Woman in Court

Michael O'Sullivan

Michael O'Sullivan

Prison Officer Davis

Jennifer Gibney

Jennifer Gibney

Woman Searcher #2

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Election Agent

Kate Perry

Kate Perry

Prison Officer's Widow

Anthony Brophy

Anthony Brophy

Prisoner's Leader

Mickey McEneaney

Mickey McEneaney

Merry Mac

Patrick McEneaney

Patrick McEneaney

Merry Mac

Gene Berrills

Gene Berrills

Merry Mac

Ronan O'Donoghue

Ronan O'Donoghue

Radio Announcer

Richard Neilson

Richard Neilson

Radio Announcer

Richard Butler

Richard Butler

MP (uncredited)

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