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Hunger is a 2008 British/Irish historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Liam McMahon, about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was written by Enda Walsh and McQueen.It premiered at the 2008 Read More..

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Description	Hunger is a 2008 British/Irish historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Liam McMahon, about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was written by Enda Walsh and McQueen.It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, winning the prestigious Caméra d'Or award for first-time filmmakers. It went on to win the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival, the Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics, best picture from the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and received two BAFTA nominations, winning one. The film was also nominated for eight awards at the 2009 IFTAs, winning six at the event. "Awards for 'Hunger'". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.The film stars Fassbender as Bobby Sands, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer and MP who led the second IRA hunger strike and participated in the no wash protest (led by Brendan "The Dark" Hughes) in which Irish republican prisoners tried to regain political status after it had been revoked by the British government in 1976. It dramatises events in the Maze Prison in the period leading up to the hunger strike and its aftermath.
Description	Hunger is a 2008 British/Irish historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Liam McMahon, about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was written by Enda Walsh and McQueen.It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, winning the prestigious Caméra d'Or award for first-time filmmakers. It went on to win the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival, the Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics, best picture from the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and received two BAFTA nominations, winning one. The film was also nominated for eight awards at the 2009 IFTAs, winning six at the event. "Awards for 'Hunger'". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.The film stars Fassbender as Bobby Sands, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer and MP who led the second IRA hunger strike and participated in the no wash protest (led by Brendan "The Dark" Hughes) in which Irish republican prisoners tried to regain political status after it had been revoked by the British government in 1976. It dramatises events in the Maze Prison in the period leading up to the hunger strike and its aftermath.

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Director	Steve McQueen
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Writer	Enda WalshSteve McQueen
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Cinematography	Sean Bobbitt
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Editing	Joe Walker
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Starring	Michael FassbenderLiam Cunningham
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Music	David Holmes
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Runtime	96 minutes
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Country	Republic of Ireland United Kingdom
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Language	English
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Producer	Laura Hastings-SmithRobin Gutch
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Studio	Film4 ProductionsChannel 4Northern Ireland ScreenBroadcasting Commission of IrelandWales Creative IP Fund
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Distributor	Icon Film Distribution
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Released	df=y/2008/05/15/Cannes Film Festival/2008/10/31/United Kingdom
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Gross	£1,707,277
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