UK / Ireland,
2008, 96 min
Directed by:
Steve McQueenCinematography:
Sean BobbittComposer:
David HolmesCast:
Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Karen Hassan, Des McAleer, Stuart Graham, Lalor Roddy, Ciaran Flynn, B.J. Hogg, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon (more)Plots(1)
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit. (Pathé Distribution UK)
Cast
![Michael Fassbender](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157154_4b5c66.png)
Michael Fassbender
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Kneecap (2024)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
![Liam Cunningham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343147_23b04a.jpg)
Liam Cunningham
Ireland
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
The Tale of Sweety Barrett (1998)
A Little Princess (1995)
![Karen Hassan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/089/160089462_03e30b.jpg)
Karen Hassan
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
Hunger (2008)
Des McAleer
UK
Best movies:
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV movie)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Rebus: Resurrection Men (2007) (TV movie)
![Stuart Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/313/160313390_e84821.jpg)
Stuart Graham
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Michael Collins (1996)
![Lalor Roddy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/923/159923305_81581c.jpg)
Lalor Roddy
UK
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Kneecap (2024)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Hunger (2008)
Ciaran Flynn
Best movies:
Hunger (2008)
Robin Hood (2010)
The Survivalist (2015)
B.J. Hogg
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Hunger (2008)
![Brian Milligan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002359_bf6fc4.jpg)
Liam McMahon
UK
![Frank McCusker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/404/168404994_40jok0.jpg)
Frank McCusker
UK
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The Fall (2013) (series)
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Hunger (2008)
Larry Cowan
Best movies:
Hunger (2008)
Middletown (2006)
W Delta Z (2007)
Denis Halligan
Best movies:
Hunger (2008)
Killing Bono (2011)
Small Island (2009) (TV movie)
Helena Bereen
Best movies:
Hunger (2008)
The Devil's Doorway (2018)
![Margaret Thatcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/325/166325675_0e1253.jpg)
Margaret Thatcher (a.f.)
UK
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Some Mother's Son (1996) - a.f.
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) (TV movie) - a.f.
Hunger (2008) - a.f.
Rory Mullen
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Hunger (2008)
Der Irland-Krimi (2019) (series)