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Some Mother's Son

Rated R for language and some political violence and suffering.

R 112min.
Drama
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Released on December 25, 1996
A 1981 hunger strike in a Belfast prison is the historical inspiration for the drama Some Mother's Son, which attempts to focus on the personal dimensions of the event through its portrayal of the families of the striking prisoners. Read More
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Helen Mirren Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan Annie Higgis
Aidan Gillen Gerard Quigley
David Patrick O'Hara Frank Higgins
John Lynch Bobby Sands
Tim Woodward Harrington
Robert Taylor Election Agent
Ciarán Hinds Danny Boyle
Gerard McSorley Father Daly
Geraldine O'Rawe Alice Quigley

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