Hunger December 10, 2009

Hunger (Steve McQueen, 2008) will be screened on Thursday 10th December 2009 in the Studio Theatre. The film is a 15 certificate.

Belfast, 1981: Raymond (Stuart Graham) is a tormented prison officer who can't shrug off the horror of his job. Davey (Brian Milligan) in a young IRA member who tries to survive with dignity in the infamous HMP Maze, despite joining the "no-wash" protest. In a nearby cell, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) talks to a priest (Liam Cunningham), starves to death and becomes a martyr. Steve McQueen's explicit, but icily brilliant and superbly acted debut film, provides a bold insight to the events in the prison during the six weeks prior to Sands' death.

• Running Time: 96 minutes


• Tickets: £3.00/ £2.50 conc. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. However, tickets can be reserved in advance by calling 01695 584480.


• Short Cuts Cinema: edgehill.ac.uk/shortcuts

For details of what's on this season at the Studio Theatre, view the programme of Short Cuts screenings.

Alternatively, for what's on this season at the Rose Theatre, visit the Rose Theatre website.

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