Hunger
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Wed 17 December 2008 // 20:00
Steve McQueen - 2008 - UK and Ireland - 90 minutes - 15
Mon 15th and Weds 17th - 8pm - £4/£3
Babycinema: Weds 17th - 11am - £2 (babies free)
Turner prize winning visual artist Steve McQueen's first feature is a portrayal of Bobby Sands' hunger strike in Maze prison in 1981. Irish actor Michael Fassbender, who starved himself for two months to play the lead, gives a powerful performance. McQueen avoids explicit reference to the history and politics of Northern Ireland, and with very little dialogue, focuses on the harsh realities of prison life and a heart-wrenching story of a man who was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for his beliefs. Despite this neutral stand-point, there were walk-outs at the Cannes film festival screening. There was also a standing ovation.
Mon 15th and Weds 17th - 8pm - £4/£3
Babycinema: Weds 17th - 11am - £2 (babies free)
Turner prize winning visual artist Steve McQueen's first feature is a portrayal of Bobby Sands' hunger strike in Maze prison in 1981. Irish actor Michael Fassbender, who starved himself for two months to play the lead, gives a powerful performance. McQueen avoids explicit reference to the history and politics of Northern Ireland, and with very little dialogue, focuses on the harsh realities of prison life and a heart-wrenching story of a man who was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for his beliefs. Despite this neutral stand-point, there were walk-outs at the Cannes film festival screening. There was also a standing ovation.