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Drama • History
1996
R
1 hour and 52 minutes
Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.
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.
Original title:
Some Mother's Son
Release:
September 13, 1996
Original language:
English
Production country:
United KingdomIreland
Producer company:
Spoken languages:
EnglishIrish
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Cast
Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
Kathleen Quigley
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Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins
Annie Higgins
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Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
Gerard Quigley
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David O'Hara
Frank Higgins
Frank Higgins
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John Lynch
Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands
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Tom Hollander
Farnsworth
Farnsworth
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Tim Woodward
Harrington
Harrington
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Ciarán Hinds
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
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Geraldine O'Rawe
Alice Quigley
Alice Quigley
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Gerard McSorley
Father Daly
Father Daly
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Dan Gordon
Inspector McPeake
Inspector McPeake
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Grainne Delany
Theresa Higgins
Theresa Higgins
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Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam Quigley
Liam Quigley
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Robert Lang
Government Minister
Government Minister
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Stephen Hogan
Young Turk
Young Turk
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Peter Howitt
SAS Leader
SAS Leader
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Bosco Hogan
British Captain
British Captain
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Jimmy Keogh
Jimmy Higgins
Jimmy Higgins
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John Kavanagh
Cardinal
Cardinal
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Oliver Maguire
Frank Maguire
Frank Maguire
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Doreen Keogh
Mother Superior
Mother Superior
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Anna Megan
Rosie Quigley
Rosie Quigley
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Hugh O'Donnell
Paddy
Paddy
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John Higgins
John Deegan
John Deegan
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Joan Sheehy
Woman Searcher #1
Woman Searcher #1
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Mal Whyte
Barrister
Barrister
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Alan Barry
Judge
Judge
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Barry Cassin
Prosecutor
Prosecutor
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Brian Mallon
Prison Officer Jones
Prison Officer Jones
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Sean Lawlor
Platoon Leader
Platoon Leader
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Michael Sherrie
Assistant Governor
Assistant Governor
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James Hickey
Young Son
Young Son
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Karen Carlisle
Prisoner's Girlfriend
Prisoner's Girlfriend
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Fiona Higgins
Prisoner's Sister
Prisoner's Sister
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Jer O'Leary
Hunger Striker #1
Hunger Striker #1
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Tim McDonnell
Hunger Striker #2
Hunger Striker #2
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Tony Flynn
Cyclist
Cyclist
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Liam Byrne
Prisoner Murphy
Prisoner Murphy
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Pat Mulryan
IRA Man #1
IRA Man #1
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Valerie Roe
Girl in Farnsworth's Office
Girl in Farnsworth's Office
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Deirdre McAliskey
Woman in Court
Woman in Court
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Michael O'Sullivan
Prison Officer Davis
Prison Officer Davis
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Jennifer Gibney
Woman Searcher #2
Woman Searcher #2
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Robert Taylor
Election Agent
Election Agent
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Kate Perry
Prison Officer's Widow
Prison Officer's Widow
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Anthony Brophy
Prisoner's Leader
Prisoner's Leader
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Mickey McEneaney
Merry Mac
Merry Mac
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Patrick McEneaney
Merry Mac
Merry Mac
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Gene Berrills
Merry Mac
Merry Mac
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Ronan O'Donoghue
Radio Announcer
Radio Announcer
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Richard Neilson
Radio Announcer
Radio Announcer
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Richard Butler
MP (uncredited)
MP (uncredited)
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