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Bobby Sands: 66 Days

Documentary
2016, 1h 45min
By the early 1980s, after two decades of violence and unrest, the situation in Northern Ireland took a sudden and profound turn inside the infamous Maze Prison. Seeking the right to be treated as political prisoners rather than common criminals, Irish Republicans led by Bobby Sands began a prison hunger strike that would draw international attention to the conflict. In the 66 days that he refused food, Sands would be elected to the British Parliament, put the Irish Republican struggle centre stage on the world news agenda, and pay the ultimate price for his political convictions. The film combines a powerful mosaic of archival materials, reconstructions and the illuminating accounts of former prisoners, commentators and key players in the drama. With Sands's evocative prison diary at its core, the film brings fresh insight to an iconic figure who single-handedly created a transformative moment in Ireland's history that had global aftershocks.
Country: United Kingdom, Ireland
Cast:
Martin McCann,
Mahatma Gandhi,
Gerry Adams,
Norman Tebbit
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Critic Andrew Lowry
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...obligatory if you have even a passing interest in a conflict that touched lives on both sides of the Irish Sea.

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Critic Wendy Ide
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...an insight into the thoughts of desperate, violent men – something which is just as relevant now as it was then.

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Brendan J. Byrne
Director
Brendan Byrne
Director
Martin McCann
As Voice of Bobby Sands
Mahatma Gandhi
As Himself (archive footage)
Gerry Adams
As Himself
Norman Tebbit
As Himself
Fintan O'Toole
As Himself

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In the spring of 1981, Bobby Sands, a young Irish Republican, began a 66-day hunger strike in a British prison. His bold protest against the government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA members as political prisoners sparked international outrage and transformed the conflict in Northern Ireland forever. Sands' courageous sacrifice, which ultimately cost him his life, is now the subject of a powerful and illuminating documentary that combines archival footage, reconstructions, and personal accounts from former prisoners and key players in the drama. Through Sands' own words, taken from his prison diary, the film sheds new light on an iconic figure who single-handedly created a pivotal moment in Ireland's history that still resonates today.

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