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.
Terry George | Director |
Jim Sheridan | Writer |
Terry George | Writer |
David Wilson | Production Design |
Geoffrey Simpson | Director of Photography |
Craig McKay | Editor |
Nuala Moiselle | Casting |
Pat Hay | Makeup Designer |
Gina Alfano | Dialogue Editor |
Joan Bergin | Costume Design |