Hunger

An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.

7.220081h 36m

Released

Drama

History

Overview

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

StatusReleased

Release Date2008-05-15

Runtime1h 36m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesIrelandUnited KingdomNorthern Ireland

Revenue$2,724,474

Keywords

ira (irish republican army)

belfast, north ireland

catholic priest

1980s

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Stream

Philo

AMC Plus Apple TV channel

AMC+ Amazon Channel

AMC+ Roku Premium Channel

AMC+

Criterion Channel

Sundance Now

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Cast & Crew

Michael Fassbender

as Bobby Sands

Stuart Graham

as Ray Lohan

Liam Cunningham

as Priest

Helena Bereen

as Raymond's Mother

Laine Megaw

as Raymond's Wife

Brian Milligan

as Davey Gillen

Liam McMahon

as Gerry Campbell

Karen Hassan

as Gerry's Girlfriend

Frank McCusker

as The Governor

Lalor Roddy

as William

Reviews

CinemaSerf

May 31, 2025

7/10

Well nobody could ever accuse Michael Fassbender is giving half measures here in this graphic and brutal biopic of Irish Republican prisoner Bobby Sands. Shortly after Margaret Thatcher was elected in Britain, he was incarcerated in Belfast’s Maze Prison where his stance against not just the UK but the predominately Unionist views of the population…

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badelf

Nov 22, 2025

8/10

Ouch. Margaret Thatcher was a huge bitch. If people can watch this movie and not realize that oversized, corrupt governments are pure evil, then something is deeply wrong. Fassbinder is absolutely phenomenal in this.

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