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Dir: Steve McQueen (2008) UK 1hr 36mins
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham
Massively acclaimed debut feature from Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen. Hunger is a bold telling of a controversial subject - the final months of IRA activist Bobby Sands who protested against his treatment in prison through a hunger strike. 1981, Northern Ireland Maze prison: the inmates refuse to wear uniforms, protesting Britain’s rejection of their plea to be recognised as political prisoners. As the process of attrition yields no gains Sands (Fassbender) takes the protest to a whole other level. Directed with precision and attention to detail, this is a fiercely intelligent work with an astounding, painfully authentic performance from Fassbender at its centre. Winner of the Camera d’Or and the International Critics prize at the 2008 Cannes festival.
“A sensational debut, fearless and uncompromising” The Daily Telegraph
