Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

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1996
1h 52m
6.7(37 votes)
Drama
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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.

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Hell's Kitchen
Castle Rock Entertainment

Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

Helen Mirren
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Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins

Fionnula Flanagan
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Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley

Aidan Gillen
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David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

David O'Hara
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John Lynch

Bobby Sands

John Lynch
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Tom Hollander

Farnsworth

Tom Hollander
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Tim Woodward

Harrington

Tim Woodward
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Ciarán Hinds

Danny Boyle

Ciarán Hinds
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Geraldine O'Rawe

Alice Quigley

Geraldine O'Rawe
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Gerard McSorley

Father Daly

Gerard McSorley
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Dan Gordon

Inspector McPeake

Dan Gordon
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Grainne Delany

Theresa Higgins

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Ciarán Fitzgerald

Liam Quigley

Ciarán Fitzgerald
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Robert Lang

Government Minister

Robert Lang
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Stephen Hogan

Young Turk

Stephen Hogan
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Peter Howitt

SAS Leader

Peter Howitt
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Bosco Hogan

British Captain

Bosco Hogan
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Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Higgins

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John Kavanagh

Cardinal

John Kavanagh
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Oliver Maguire

Frank Maguire

Oliver Maguire
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Doreen Keogh

Mother Superior

Doreen Keogh
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Anna Megan

Rosie Quigley

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Hugh O'Donnell

Paddy

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John Higgins

John Deegan

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Joan Sheehy

Woman Searcher #1

Joan Sheehy
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Mal Whyte

Barrister

Mal Whyte
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Alan Barry

Judge

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Barry Cassin

Prosecutor

Barry Cassin
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Brian Mallon

Prison Officer Jones

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Sean Lawlor

Platoon Leader

Sean Lawlor
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Michael Sherrie

Assistant Governor

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Crew

James Hickey

Young Son

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Karen Carlisle

Prisoner's Girlfriend

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Fiona Higgins

Prisoner's Sister

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Jer O'Leary

Hunger Striker #1

Jer O'Leary
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Tim McDonnell

Hunger Striker #2

Tim McDonnell
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Tony Flynn

Cyclist

Tony Flynn
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Liam Byrne

Prisoner Murphy

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Pat Mulryan

IRA Man #1

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Valerie Roe

Girl in Farnsworth's Office

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Deirdre McAliskey

Woman in Court

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Michael O'Sullivan

Prison Officer Davis

Michael O'Sullivan
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Jennifer Gibney

Woman Searcher #2

Jennifer Gibney
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Robert Taylor

Election Agent

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Kate Perry

Prison Officer's Widow

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Anthony Brophy

Prisoner's Leader

Anthony Brophy
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Mickey McEneaney

Merry Mac

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Patrick McEneaney

Merry Mac

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Gene Berrills

Merry Mac

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Ronan O'Donoghue

Radio Announcer

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Richard Neilson

Radio Announcer

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Richard Butler

MP (uncredited)

Richard Butler

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