Some Mother's Son

The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.

Director

Terry George

Writer

Terry George, Jim Sheridan

Released

25 Dec 1996

Country

Ireland, United States

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination