Some Mother's Son
Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.
Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice n...
Drama, History
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1996
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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.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
112 min
Release date:
13 Sep 1996
Country:
GB, IE
Languages:
English, Irish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
If Son were as strong in its storytelling as its characters are in their convictions, it would be more than well-acted political soap.
– Susan Wloszczyna,
USA Today,
1 Jan 2000