Some Mother's Son

Name: Some Mother's Son
Director: Terry George
Released: 1996
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara, John Lynch

1996 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,068 VOTES · DIR. Terry George

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,518 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:32 I know full well the responsibilities that await me

00:06:24 But why?

00:12:25 Move or I'll have you arrested.

00:16:09 Gerard, sometimes you remind me

00:19:27 Aye.

00:23:10 I tell you-- anyone who took Donny to dance ever again...

00:27:10 Mrs. Quigley, I'm Danny Boyle

00:31:44 We're here to see Gerard Quigley.

00:36:24 What?

00:40:27 They won't let us out to the toilets.

00:46:00 Are you coming, Annie?

00:50:55 I did.

00:54:48 Let's not get too excited.

00:58:34 Oh, balls, you.

01:02:30 Are you sure?

01:06:19 Political status now.

01:09:59 OK, I'm gonna lift you up, OK?

01:16:20 What about Liam?

01:19:37 You bastards!

01:24:40 Abroad...

01:28:42 Morning, lads.

01:33:49 Mrs. Quigley? Tim Harrington.

01:39:08 Yes...

100:00:00 people took part in the funeral.

Cast & Characters

Helen Mirren Kathleen Quigley Fionnula Flanagan Annie Higgins Aidan Gillen Gerard Quigley David O'Hara Frank Higgins John Lynch Bobby Sands Tom Hollander Farnsworth Tim Woodward Harrington Ciarán Hinds Danny Boyle Geraldine O'Rawe Alice Quigley Gerard McSorley Fr. Daly

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,518

Dialogue density13.6 lines / min

First line00:00:32

Final line100:00:00

Production Record

DirectorTerry George

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes3,068