Hunger
(DVD)
Contributors
McQueen, Steve, 1969- Screenwriter
Hastings-Smith, Laura. Producer
Gutch, Robin. Producer
Walsh, Enda. Screenwriter
Fassbender, Michael, 1977- Actor
Hastings-Smith, Laura. Producer
Gutch, Robin. Producer
Walsh, Enda. Screenwriter
Fassbender, Michael, 1977- Actor
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2009.
Edition
[Special ed.]; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Cayucos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
| Cayucos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952- -- Drama.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Irish Hunger Strike, Northern Ireland, 1981 -- Drama.
Irish Republican Army -- Drama.
Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Motion pictures -- Ireland.
Prisoners -- Death -- Drama.
Sands, Bobby, -- 1954-1981 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952- -- Drama.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Irish Hunger Strike, Northern Ireland, 1981 -- Drama.
Irish Republican Army -- Drama.
Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Motion pictures -- Ireland.
Prisoners -- Death -- Drama.
Sands, Bobby, -- 1954-1981 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2009.
Format
DVD
Edition
[Special ed.]; widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
715515052818
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
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
Director of photography, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Joe Walker ; original music, David Holmes, Leo Abrahams.
Participants/Performers
Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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