Some Mother's Son 28 years old
Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.
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.
Credits
Some Mother's Son Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Helen Mirren She was 51, now 79 years old | as Kathleen Quigley |
| Ciarán Hinds He was 43, now 71 years old | as Danny Boyle |
| John Lynch He was 34, 57 years old when he died | as Bobby Sands |
| Aidan Gillen He was 28, now 56 years old | as Gerard Quigley |
| David O'Hara He was 31, now 59 years old | as Frank Higgins |
| Fionnula Flanagan She was 55, now 82 years old | as Annie Higgins |
| Bosco Hogan He was 47, now 75 years old | as British Captain |
| Anthony Brophy | as Prisoner's Leader |
| Tom Hollander He was 29, now 57 years old | as Farnsworth |
| Gerard McSorley He was 46, now 74 years old | as Father Daly |
| Tim Woodward He was 43, now 71 years old | as Harrington |
| Sean Lawlor He was 42, 55 years old when he died | as Platoon Leader |
| Geraldine O'Rawe She was 25, now 53 years old | as Alice Quigley |
| Stephen Hogan | as Young Turk |
| Jennifer Gibney She was 32, now 60 years old | as Woman Searcher #2 |
| Robert Lang He was 26, 33 years old when he died | as Government Minister |
| Jimmy Keogh | as Jimmy Higgins |
| Brian Mallon He was 44, now 72 years old | as Prison Officer Jones |
| Alan Barry | as Judge |
| John Kavanagh He was 26, now 54 years old | as Cardinal |
| Mal Whyte | as Barrister |
| Richard Butler He was 72, 78 years old when he died | as MP (uncredited) |
| Jer O'Leary | as Hunger Striker #1 |
| Ciarán Fitzgerald He was 13, now 41 years old | as Liam Quigley |
Some Mother's Son Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Terry George as Director. He was 44 (now 71) years old | Directing |
| Terry George as Writer. He was 44 (now 71) years old | Writing |
| Jim Sheridan as Writer. He was 47 (now 75) years old | Writing |
Some Mother's Son (28 years)
Between love and loyalty... Between life and death... Lies a choice no mother should have to make.
- Release day: Friday, September 13, 1996
- Runtime: 112 minutes