Some Mother's Son (1996)

ALL 09/13/1996 (en) Drama, History 112 Min
  • Release
    09/13/1996
  • Production
    Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    66.32%
  • Original title
    Some Mother's Son
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

Overview

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.

  1. Terry George

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Craig McKay

    Editor



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  1. Helen Mirren

    Kathleen Quigley

  2. Fionnula Flanagan

    Annie Higgins

  3. Aidan Gillen

    Gerard Quigley

  4. David O'Hara

    Frank Higgins

  5. John Lynch

    Bobby Sands

  6. Tom Hollander

    Farnsworth

  7. Tim Woodward

    Harrington

  8. Ciarán Hinds

    Danny Boyle

  9. Geraldine O'Rawe

    Alice Quigley

  10. Gerard McSorley

    Father Daly

  11. Dan Gordon

    Inspector McPeake

  12. Grainne Delany

    Theresa Higgins

  13. Ciarán Fitzgerald

    Liam Quigley

  14. Robert Lang

    Government Minister

  15. Stephen Hogan

    Young Turk

  16. Peter Howitt

    SAS Leader

  17. Bosco Hogan

    British Captain

  18. Jimmy Keogh

    Jimmy Higgins

  19. John Kavanagh

    Cardinal

  20. Oliver Maguire

    Frank Maguire

  21. Doreen Keogh

    Mother Superior

  22. Anna Megan

    Rosie Quigley

  23. Hugh O'Donnell

    Paddy

  24. John Higgins

    John Deegan

  25. Joan Sheehy

    Woman Searcher #1

  26. Mal Whyte

    Barrister

  27. Alan Barry

    Judge

  28. Barry Cassin

    Prosecutor

  29. Brian Mallon

    Prison Officer Jones

  30. Sean Lawlor

    Platoon Leader

  31. Michael Sherrie

    Assistant Governor

  32. James Hickey

    Young Son

  33. Karen Carlisle

    Prisoner's Girlfriend

  34. Fiona Higgins

    Prisoner's Sister

  35. Jer O'Leary

    Hunger Striker #1

  36. Tim McDonnell

    Hunger Striker #2

  37. Tony Flynn

    Cyclist

  38. Liam Byrne

    Prisoner Murphy

  39. Pat Mulryan

    IRA Man #1

  40. Valerie Roe

    Girl in Farnsworth's Office

  41. Deirdre McAliskey

    Woman in Court

  42. Michael O'Sullivan

    Prison Officer Davis

  43. Jennifer Gibney

    Woman Searcher #2

  44. Robert Taylor

    Election Agent

  45. Kate Perry

    Prison Officer's Widow

  46. Anthony Brophy

    Prisoner's Leader

  47. Mickey McEneaney

    Merry Mac

  48. Patrick McEneaney

    Merry Mac

  49. Gene Berrills

    Merry Mac

  50. Ronan O'Donoghue

    Radio Announcer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 52 , Crews : 31

Keyword

Some Mother's Son (1996) 112 Min

ALL 09/13/1996 (en)
Drama, History
  • Release 09/13/1996
  • Production
    Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
  • Original title Some Mother's Son
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.

Overview

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.

  1. Terry George

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Craig McKay

    Editor

  4. Edward Burke, Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan

    Producer