HUNGER
synopsis
Raymond Lohan wearily follows his normal routine: an ordinary man doing the job of a prison officer in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, 1981. Working within one of the infamous H-Blocks, where republican prisoners are on the Blanket and No-Wash protest, is a living hell for both prisoner and prison officer.
| international title: | Hunger |
| original title: | Hunger |
| country: | United Kingdom |
| year: | 2008 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Steve McQueen |
| film run: | 96' |
| release date: | GR 02/10/2008, NL 09/10/2008, UK 31/10/2008, BE 12/11/2008, FR 26/11/2008, PT 04/12/2008, HR 07/01/2009, NO 27/03/2009, SE 03/04/2009, DK 20/05/2009, DE 13/08/2009, IT 27/04/2012 |
| screenplay: | Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen |
| cast: | Liam Cunningham, Michael Fassbender |
| cinematography by: | Sean Bobbitt |
| film editing: | Joe Walker |
| art director: | Tom McCullagh |
| costumes designer: | Anushia Nieradzik |
| producer: | Robin Gutch, Laura Hastings-Smith |
| production: | Blast! Films, Blast! Films |
| backing: | Channel 4/Film4, Northern Ireland Screen, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Welsh Creative IP Fund |
| distributor: | Pathé Distribution, Seven Films, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment Belgique, MK2 Distribution, NOS Audiovisuais (NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais), Atlantic Film AB, Fugu, BIM Distribuzione |
