Hunger

In Theaters: March 20th, 2009

Hunger

Release date: March 20th, 2009 (limited)
Genre: Drama | History
Running time: 1 hr. 36 min.
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham (II), Liam McMahon, Laine Megaw
Plot:

Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, 1981. The infamous H-Blocks is where Irish republican prisoners are on the Blanket and No-Wash protest. It is a living hell for both prisoner and prison officer as the H-Block leader, Bobby Sands, pursues various tactics to help his fellow republicans re-establish their political status. In order to create real change, Bobby leads a Hunger Strike to protest for special category status for republican prisoners.

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