Some Mother's Son (1996)
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.Some Mother's Son featuring Helen Mirren and Fionnula Flanagan is streaming with subscription on Hoopla, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 2 others. It's a drama and history movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.2 (2,818 votes).
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Available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video, and 1 other).
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Some Mother's Son has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.2 (2,818 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.