Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
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- cultfilmlikerAugust 2, 2025*Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh in Kneecap voice* The North of Ireland! Oh boy that “Bobby Sandals” joke REALLY slaps now lmao Beautiful snacks have never been so sickening. Incredible direction and cinematography. Loved the deafening silence throughout Priest scene was slightly too long I won’t lie. Just what Steve McQueen intended, I’m sure!! Enjoyed both piss scenes a lot!
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Hunger was released on October 2, 2008.
Hunger was directed by Steve McQueen.
Hunger has a runtime of 1h 36m.
Hunger was produced by Robin Gutch, Laura Hastings-Smith.
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
The key characters in Hunger are Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender), Ray Lohan (Stuart Graham), Priest (Liam Cunningham).
Hunger is rated Not Rated.
Hunger is a Drama, Biography, Crime film.
Hunger has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.
Hunger has made $2.7M at the box office.