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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Where to watch
Not available to stream in US
Synopsis
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.
Cast & crew
Directed by Terry George
Helen MirrenKathleen Quigley
Fionnula FlanaganAnnie Higgins
Aidan GillenGerard Quigley
David O'HaraFrank Higgins
John LynchBobby Sands
Tom HollanderFarnsworth
Tim WoodwardHarrington
Ciarán HindsDanny Boyle
Geraldine O'RaweAlice Quigley
Gerard McSorleyFather Daly
Dan GordonInspector McPeakeGrainne DelanyTheresa Higgins
