Hunger DVD

Release Year: 2008

Runtime: 96 min

Director: Steve McQueen

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham, Helena Bereen, Laine Megaw

Studios: Film4 Productions, Northern Ireland Screen, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Wales Creative IP Fund, Blast! Films

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

Special Features:

New high-definition digital transfer

Approved by director Steve McQueen.

Video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender

Including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch.

Short documentary on the making of Hunger

Including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch.

"The Provos’ Last Card"

A 1981 episode of the BBC program Panorama, about the Maze prison hunger strikes and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland.

Trailer

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PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Darke

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Technical Specifications:

• 96 MINUTES
• COLOR
• SURROUND
• 2.35:1 ASPECT RATIO