# Some Mother's Son (1996)

English · Released 1996-09-13

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 English film. Helen Mirren appears in it.

Cast: Helen Mirren as Kathleen Quigley

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was Some Mother's Son released?
Some Mother's Son was released on 13 September 1996.

### Who stars in Some Mother's Son?
Helen Mirren star in Some Mother's Son.

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