Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Hell's Kitchen Productions
Awards
Young European Film of the Year
Setting
Belfast
Crew
Screenplay
Terry George, Jim Sheridan
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
January 20, 1997
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 1996 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1996 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1996 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1996 generic
Titles
| Original title | Some Mother's Son | English |
| Québec French title | Pour l'amour de mon fils | |
| Alternate title | Sons and Warriors | |
| Alternate title | Rebel Hearts | |
| Alternate title | Somebody's Son |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Terry George |
| Screenplay | Terry George, Jim Sheridan |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
