Hunger /
In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcedent depiction of what a human being is willing t...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2009]
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| Edition: | [Special ed.]. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
504. |
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| Summary: | In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcedent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender; short documentary on the making of Hunger, including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch ; "The Provos' last card?:" a 1981 episodes of the BBC program Panorama, about the Maze prison hunger strikes and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland; trailer. A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Darke. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Joe Walker ; original music, David Holmes, Leo Abrahams. |
| ISBN: | 9781604652345 1604652349 |