Hunger
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
Hunger (2008)
Timing:
1:36 (96 min)
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7.5/10
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Country
Genre
Drama, History
Budget
$1 500 000 000
Revenue
$2 724 474
Director
Actors
Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham, Helena Bereen, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon, Karen Hassan, Frank McCusker, Lalor Roddy
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh
Producer
Robin Gutch, Laura Hastings-Smith
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
What's left behind the scenes
- To prepare for the role, Michael Fassbender did not eat anything but sardines, berries, and nuts for ten weeks, and lost 12 kilograms.
- "Hunger" is the directorial and screenwriting debut of the renowned British artist Steve McQueen.
- The film is based on real events from 1981, when a hunger strike by IRA activist prisoners was taking place within the walls of Belfast's Maze prison, led by 27-year-old Bobby Sands.
- In 1981, Steve McQueen was 12 years old. At home in London, he watched television reports about the events at the "Maze" with his whole family, and, according to the director, the story of Bobby Sands captured his imagination. It was this childhood memory that prompted McQueen to work on the film.
- "Hunger" is the directorial and screenwriting debut of the famous British artist Steve McQueen.
- In 1981, Steve McQueen was 12 years old. At home in London, he watched television reports about the events in Maze Prison with his family, and, according to the director, the story of Bobby Sands captured his imagination. It was this childhood memory that prompted McQueen to work on the film.
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