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Some Mother's Son
1 hour 52 minutes1996-09-13
6.6
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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.
Cast
![Helen Mirren](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1reKRrsdsHXJaRVHVyOEg4oPTcZ.jpg)
Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
![Fionnula Flanagan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ee3vqFhrmKMRsqqHFLm1rcwGE93.jpg)
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins
![Aidan Gillen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ju5ho6nnwOQ2QLGLnDP9yOZhGpb.jpg)
Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
![David O'Hara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8Mqq3CqPv0d7K1SwaNfFNzcRfxX.jpg)
David O'Hara
Frank Higgins
![John Lynch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4TG8HYZ5SEFh1Yk5CCG4fXD55j9.jpg)
John Lynch
Bobby Sands
![Tom Hollander](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cqZiJsImFZ6TaeShRRg49AZ9TyT.jpg)
Tom Hollander
Farnsworth
![Tim Woodward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zxPCPmDkVxUI1qoeeK7lqrgdXVJ.jpg)
Tim Woodward
Harrington
![Ciarán Hinds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//d8wLIX9VYgwXRGSp1gmUdUxmApv.jpg)
Ciarán Hinds
Danny Boyle
![Geraldine O'Rawe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//77QWUiFhXFhgwJ3gC5pXrXxg7Xk.jpg)
Geraldine O'Rawe
Alice Quigley
![Gerard McSorley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8lrwOpnfwbNLbBzFvEj0t47aELy.jpg)
Gerard McSorley
Father Daly
![Dan Gordon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//95oIEsu9FwmNZRJIpPfQAs6Zf1O.jpg)
Dan Gordon
Inspector McPeake
![Grainne Delany](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Grainne Delany
Theresa Higgins
![Ciarán Fitzgerald](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1SllkRHHs0yT3VqVwKjUoV5lJAz.jpg)
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam Quigley
![Robert Lang](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5SrAyoTZ78f9eeW8xRAzTmjHsFu.jpg)
Robert Lang
Government Minister
![Stephen Hogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wLmVf0LGfYsgH5PNDxRGO7MlzwK.jpg)
Stephen Hogan
Young Turk
![Peter Howitt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rULzO7TsxYzdfgevc2kILxsoYWN.jpg)
Peter Howitt
SAS Leader
![Bosco Hogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sMa4b3F9KoHqReJ84pVybL0atQ2.jpg)
Bosco Hogan
British Captain
![Jimmy Keogh](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jimmy Keogh
Jimmy Higgins
![John Kavanagh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wG5dUlNS4b7eUof6m32MaVFWdla.jpg)
John Kavanagh
Cardinal
![Oliver Maguire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dL2qa1C2VRy83hrmy4yxYOuVvWu.jpg)
Oliver Maguire
Frank Maguire
![Doreen Keogh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//357p149NYSKthg7YRq6F52lttSV.jpg)
Doreen Keogh
Mother Superior
![Anna Megan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anna Megan
Rosie Quigley
![Hugh O'Donnell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hugh O'Donnell
Paddy
![John Higgins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Higgins
John Deegan
![Joan Sheehy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bIqU7iKe1m0HTHVZH1GJ0cUXlWo.jpg)
Joan Sheehy
Woman Searcher #1
![Mal Whyte](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xx3kSQHvfWb5tCgqSeOkqDGrejt.jpg)
Mal Whyte
Barrister
![Alan Barry](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alan Barry
Judge
![Barry Cassin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5GK9OKOAIOwzAokLDb8rVMdxriO.jpg)
Barry Cassin
Prosecutor
![Brian Mallon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Brian Mallon
Prison Officer Jones
![Sean Lawlor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y7sWGFyRYObwk6TjZ98YlSBjis7.jpg)
Sean Lawlor
Platoon Leader
![Michael Sherrie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Sherrie
Assistant Governor
![James Hickey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Hickey
Young Son
![Karen Carlisle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Karen Carlisle
Prisoner's Girlfriend
![Fiona Higgins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fiona Higgins
Prisoner's Sister
![Jer O'Leary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AbYoIkDvLJLRnrF3jeuKniZozJB.jpg)
Jer O'Leary
Hunger Striker #1
![Tim McDonnell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tim McDonnell
Hunger Striker #2
![Tony Flynn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hYttZ2NK4ujziF97y7VTSl5c9wo.jpg)
Tony Flynn
Cyclist
![Liam Byrne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Liam Byrne
Prisoner Murphy
![Pat Mulryan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pat Mulryan
IRA Man #1
![Valerie Roe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Valerie Roe
Girl in Farnsworth's Office
![Deirdre McAliskey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Deirdre McAliskey
Woman in Court
![Michael O'Sullivan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//buzIrjaJumLr1VaMVYf535nWqhs.jpg)
Michael O'Sullivan
Prison Officer Davis
![Jennifer Gibney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sHXngJzo211hxaYiBjacUxbj1E8.jpg)
Jennifer Gibney
Woman Searcher #2
![Robert Taylor](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Taylor
Election Agent
![Kate Perry](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kate Perry
Prison Officer's Widow
![Anthony Brophy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//26WhNwllXnQR0Ym0pxoSr7NdGOm.jpg)
Anthony Brophy
Prisoner's Leader
![Mickey McEneaney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mickey McEneaney
Merry Mac
![Patrick McEneaney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patrick McEneaney
Merry Mac
![Gene Berrills](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gene Berrills
Merry Mac
![Ronan O'Donoghue](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ronan O'Donoghue
Radio Announcer
![Richard Neilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Neilson
Radio Announcer
![Richard Butler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yI9M4A1VFlgyO7WTdZgSSc4IWfz.jpg)