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Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, 1981. The infamous H-Blocks is where Irish republican prisoners are on the Blanket and No-Wash protest. It is a living hell for both prisoner and prison officer as the H-Block leader, Bobby Sands, pursues various tactics to help his fellow republicans re-establish their political status. In order to create real change, Bobby leads a Hunger Strike to protest for special category status for republican prisoners.

Production
Film4 [gb](presents); Channel Four Film [gb](as Channel 4) (presents); Northern Ireland Screen [gb](in association with) (presents); Broadcasting Commission of Ireland [ie](in association with) (presents); Wales Creative IP Fund [gb](in association with) (presents); Blast! Films [gb]; Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme [ie](with the support of);

Cast Names
Larry Cowan; Dennis McCambridge; Thomas James Scott; Stuart Graham; Laine Megaw; Brian Milligan; Liam McMahon; Karen Hassan; Michael Fassbender; Frank McCusker; Lalor Roddy; Helen Madden; Des McAleer; Geoff Gatt; Rory Mullen; Ben Peel; Helena Bereen; Paddy Jenkins; Liam Cunningham; Billy Clarke; Ciaran Flynn; B.J. Hogg;

Box Office
USD 154,084

Release Date
2008-09-27 (New York Film Festival)
2008-10-19 (Chicago International Film Festival)
2008-12-05 (limited)

Genres
Biography; Drama; History;

Running Time
1 hr. 36 min.

Director
Steve McQueen

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I would love to get in touch with Steve Hentges. We worked together on his film "Jacklight" and a few shorts & became good friends. I lost touch with him.

My email is udogflicks@aol.com.
My website is underdogflicks.com

William Szarka New York
11:52am on Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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