Please visit the pov hot docs hub for more coverage on this years festival. Bobby sands 66 days official irish trailer youtube. Robert gerard sands 9 march 1954 5 may 1981, commonly known as bobby sands, was a member of the provisional irish republican army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned. Telling the factual story of sands life for the first time, this unique film sets out how he became the. Hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. This clip from the feature length documentary bobby sands. There isnt, then, much to say about sands life, apart from those nine years in which he was imprisoned, awaiting imprisonment, or engaged in activity that would lead to his imprisonment. Byrne director previous cast members more cast members. Robert gerard sands was a member of the provisional irish republican army who died on. Tommy mckearney ex hunger striker 53 days 1980 gave connolly media group an interview to discuss brendan j byrnes new film bobby sands 66 days and to reflect on his time on hunger strike.
Sands died a slow 66 days later, after winning a seat as a uk mp from his cell in the maze prison. Sands married geraldine noade while in prison on robbery charges on 3 march 1973. Filmmaker brendan j byrne tells the story of the 66day hunger strike conducted by provisional. He spent 48 hours in a coma before being pronounced dead by medical staff at long kesh. Ten years later, he led a hunger strike against conditions inside.
In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66 day hunger strike brought the attention of the world t. At the same time, bobby sands is separated from the historical context by the constant positing of him as some kind of artist. Bobby sands 66 days, a new film on the hungerstrike of. As subtle and eventempered as a documentary about a selfstarving political martyr can possibly be, brendan j. At 17, bobby sands was interested in girls, soccer and music.
A gripping tale of terrible times structured around sandss decline, 66 days powers us through a sociopolitical maelstrom. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Sands died on 5 may 1981 in the mazes prison hospital after 66 days on hunger strike, aged 27. It didnt have any problems that cooperation and togetherness couldnt solve.
Sands died on may 5 1981, at the age of 27, after refusing food for the 66 days of the title. Bobby sands 66 days is in irish cinemas from friday 5th august 2016. The nationalist conflict is unresolved to this day, making bobby sands 66 days a subversive film. Seeking the right to be treated as political prisoners rather than common criminals, irish republicans led by bobby sands began a prison hunger strike that would draw international attention to the conflict. Using extracts from bobby sandss diary, testimony and footage from.
The film which was released in irish cinemas by wildcard distribution is now the second highest nonconcert documentary opening of alltime after the international cinema hit farenheit 911. With gerry adams, michael alison, humphrey atkins, aram bakshian. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an irish republican tradition of martyrdom, sands emotive, nonviolent protest to be classified as a political prisoner became a defining moment in 20th century irish. Using extracts from bobby sandss diary, testimony and footage from the archives, the film hears from journalists, historians, sociologists and medical experts as well as those who knew sands. This is a film full of unanswered questions, or to be precise, unasked questions. The film disrespects bobby sands and all the hunger strikers by removing their actions from the political context of the time. By the early 1980s, after two decades of violence and unrest, the situation in northern ireland took a sudden and profound turn inside the infamous maze prison. And then an other irishamerican was an italian guy from the bronx and it was so good to see mario. Its a fairly straightforward doc, counting down the last 66 days of sandss life via expert testimony from historians and colleagues, with lots of eyeopening archive footage. Content media in 1981, bobby sands is a 27yearold member of the ira, doing a 14year sentence for weapons possession in northern irelands maze prison, when he leads fellow prisoners on a hunger strike demanding that they be treated as. Bobby sands 66 days takes a sympathetic look at this man, who became a symbol at 27. Dougie adams, jane adams, cathy gormleyheenan and ronan heenan are pictured at the film premiere of bobby sands. This clip from the upcoming feature length documentary bobby sands.
From wildcard distribution wildcard distribution is an irish film distributor established in early 20 specialising in new and fresh approaches to distribution. Na hem overleden nog 9 andere irahongerstakers als. Bobby sands a catholic mp for ulster died in prison after 66 days of hunger strike. Drawing on an irish republican tradition of martyrdom, sands emotive, non. Filmmaker brendan j byrne explores the story of bobby sandss 66day hunger strike in the spring of 1981. Sandss sister, bernadette sands mckevitt, is also a prominent irish republican. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66 day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. And the clich s begin genuine quick properly the movie really commences with statham kicking some a lot essential ass in a boss action sequence employing the backdrop of brazil. It follows, then, that its us premiere would be in.
In one he describes the 1981 hunger strike as drama at the absolute rawest edge it. Seeking the right to be treated as political prisoners rather than common criminals, irish republicans led by bobby sands began a prison hunger strike. Bobby sands 66 days has achieved the highest opening weekend ever at the irish box office for an irish made documentary. Drawing on an irish republican tradition of martyrdom, sands. Over 66 days, bobby sands hunger strike caused a ripple effect across the globe.
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