DVD

Hunger [videorecording] / IFC Films, Film 4 and Channel 4 in association with Northern Ireland Screen, The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and The Wales Creative IP Fund present a Blast! Films production ; produced by Laura Hastings-Smith, Robin Gutch ; written by Enda Walsh and Steve McQueen ; directed by Steve McQueen.

McQueen, Steve, 1969- (Screenwriter, Director). Hastings-Smith, Laura. (Producer). Gutch, Robin. (Producer). Walsh, Enda. (Screenwriter). Fassbender, Michael, 1977- (Actor). Cunningham, Liam. (Actor). Holmes, David, 1969- (Actor). Abrahams, Leo. (Actor). IFC Films. (Added Author). FilmFour (Firm) (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Northern Ireland Screen (Firm) (Added Author). Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. (Added Author). Wales Creative IP Fund (Firm) (Added Author). Blast! Films. (Added Author). Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham. (Cast).

Summary:

"In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcedent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard."--Provided by the distributor.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604652345
ISBN: 1604652349
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
Edition: [Special ed.]
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender; 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 episodes of the BBC program Panorama, about the Maze prison hunger strikes and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland; trailer. A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Darke.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Joe Walker ; original music, David Holmes, Leo Abrahams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.