This is worth seeing.
Added 5/2/2008
This would break any mother's heart. A really well put together movie. I agree, the DVD is LONG overdue!
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Some Mother's Son
Added 12/2/2007
Great movie. Only wish it came on DVD now. I really hate using a VCR.
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some mother's son
Added 11/17/2007
unfortunately there's no DVD with this movie... unless somebody decrypted VHS and recorded it on DVD disk...
I was looking for this movie for a long time, as I was looking for "H3".
If you are into Irish political non-fiction, I highly suggest you to watch both of them.
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Greatest movie ever made about 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland.
Added 7/21/2007
I purchased this movie just recently although I've had the soundtrack to the movie for a long time & listen to it constantly. Being of part Irish descent I've always had an interest in all things Irish & especially in the IRA's struggle for independence in Northern Ireland. This is simply the best film ever made about that struggle & I've seen them all. The first time I watched it, I cried throughout the entire movie. I can't overstate how moving the soundtrack composed by Bill Whelan is. The music carries the movie & is very touching. The song 'The Sea Bird' which is played during the closing credits is outstanding. Getting back to the movie, the film is centered on the real life 1981 hunger strike in which 10 IRA & INLA prisoners (lead by Bobby Sands) starved themselves to death in a bid to gain political status. Some of the characters are fictional but the movie is based on fact. At the heart of the movie are two mothers
of two prisoners. One is an IRA sympathizer whose other son had been shot dead by the British. The other is a teacher who doesn't believe in violence & is opposed to the IRA. These two mothers are drawn together by fate & a friendship is made. The patriotism & loyalty of the prisoners is enviable & the suffering they endured at the hands of the British is more than most could withstand. Freedom is not free and it costs dearly. One could compare the Republican's fight to our own American Revolution. We fought the English for 8 long years to be free. The British called George Washington a terrorist, too. Not much has changed. The two mothers have to decide whether or not to take their sons off of the hunger strike & that is their moral dilemma. Is anything worth dying for? That's the ultimate question. I highly recommend this film. It's a memorable film and tells a story that must never be forgotten.
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Great movie, but where's the DVD?
Added 2/21/2007
A great movie with some great acting. Helen Mirren is good as always, with great support. But where's the DVD? Way overdue.
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This is worth seeing.
Added 5/2/2008
This would break any mother's heart. A really well put together movie. I agree, the DVD is LONG overdue!
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Some Mother's Son
Added 12/2/2007
Great movie. Only wish it came on DVD now. I really hate using a VCR.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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some mother's son
Added 11/17/2007
unfortunately there's no DVD with this movie... unless somebody decrypted VHS and recorded it on DVD disk...
I was looking for this movie for a long time, as I was looking for "H3".
If you are into Irish political non-fiction, I highly suggest you to watch both of them.
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