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Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender). With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit. Based on the shocking true story of Bobby Sands directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave; Widows; Shame).

2009 · 1h 32m
Director Steve McQueen

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Hunger

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Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender). With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit. Based on the shocking true story of Bobby Sands directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave; Widows; Shame).

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Average 8.2
Reviews 133
Fresh 120
Rotten 13

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Studio
Maple Pictures
Released
2009
Run Time
1 hr 32 min
Rated
18A
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany
© 2008 Blast! Films - Hunger Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), French, Irish, Sinhala, Marathi, Portuguese
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.