Hunger

2008 · directed by Steve McQueen

Rating

79/100

Hit

no

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.

Hunger (2008), directed by Steve McQueen, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Michael Fassbender
• Stuart Graham
• Liam Cunningham
• Helena Bereen
• Laine Megaw
• Brian Milligan
• Liam McMahon
• Karen Hassan
• Frank McCusker
• Lalor Roddy

Crew

• Sean Bobbitt — Director of Photography
• Joe Walker — Editor
• David Holmes — Original Music Composer
• Leo Abrahams — Original Music Composer
• Enda Walsh — Writer
• Steve McQueen — Writer

More from Steve McQueen

1. 12 Years a Slave (2013) — 90/100 · hit
2. Widows (2018) — 75/100
3. Shame (2011) — 73/100
4. Blitz (2024) — 67/100

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