Apr 28, 2016 video archive for the film bobby sands. Bobby sands film 66 days a box office hit the irish news. The film which was released in irish cinemas by wildcard distribution is now the second highest nonconcert documentary opening of all. The nationalist conflict is unresolved to this day, making bobby sands 66 days a subversive film. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. This clip from the feature length documentary bobby sands. Brendan j byrnes film employs a combination of harrowing archive footage, custom animation. Bobby sands 66 days has achieved the highest opening weekend ever at the irish box office for an irish made documentary. In one he describes the 1981 hunger strike as drama at the absolute rawest edge it could possibly be. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66 day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause.
Sep 29, 2017 over 66 days, bobby sands hunger strike caused a ripple effect across the globe. His suffering and eerie celebrity made headlines worldwide, marking a key turning point in. The nationalist conflict is unresolved to this day, making bobby sands 66 days a. May 1981 irish republican army hungerstriker bobby sands died at the. That concept is forcefully reiterated in brendan j. A film about ira hunger striker bobby sands has become one of the most lucrative northern irish films ever.
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 history. 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. Robert gerard sands 9 march 1954 5 may 1981, commonly known as bobby sands, was a member of the provisional irish. Journalist fintan otoole, a contributor to the film, believes that the tragic. Nov 29, 2016 that concept is forcefully reiterated in brendan j. Onlinebobby sandsfree movie downloadstv series to watch documentary. Of all the many virtues of the irish people, togetherness has never been. 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. There are moments of terrible sadness in 66 days, brendan j byrnes profoundly moving account of bobby sands hunger strike in the socalled h blocks of long kesh prison. Drawing on an irish republican tradition of martyrdom, sands. Bobby sands 66 days 2016 1080p webrip x264pawel2006. Bobby sands a catholic mp for ulster died in prison after 66 days of hunger strike. One voice among the rich array of observers that bryne has assembled here comments early on that bobby sands was the perfect icon. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
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 political prisoners. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. A documentary look at ira man bobby sands s 66 day hunger strike that resulted in his death in 1981, as well as his earlier life, the. This is a film full of unanswered questions, or to be precise, unasked questions. With gerry adams, michael alison, humphrey atkins, aram bakshian. Please visit the pov hot docs hub for more coverage on this years festival. Sands married geraldine noade while in prison on robbery charges on 3 march 1973. Bobby sands 66 days takes a sympathetic look at this man, who became a symbol at 27. It went on general release in ireland on 5 august 2016, where it set a record for the highestgrossing opening weekend for an irish documentary film 50,933 or.
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. A gripping tale of terrible times structured around sandss decline, 66 days powers us through a sociopolitical maelstrom. Director brendan j byrne on new bobby sands doc 66 days. This clip from the upcoming feature length documentary bobby sands.
Seeking the right to be treated as political prisoners rather than common criminals, irish republicans led by bobby. 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. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66day. Aug 17, 2017 hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. As subtle and eventempered as a documentary about a selfstarving political martyr can possibly be, brendan j. It went on general release in ireland on 5 august 2016, where it set a record for the highestgrossing opening weekend for an irish documentary film 50,933 or gb.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Apr 06, 2016 hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 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. Bobby sands died after 66 days on hunger strike on may 5th 1981. Wildcard distribution wildcard distribution is an irish film distributor established in early 20 specialising in new and fresh approaches to distribution. It didnt have any problems that cooperation and togetherness couldnt solve.
Over 66 days, bobby sands hunger strike caused a ripple effect across the globe. Filmmaker brendan j byrne tells the story of the 66day hunger strike conducted by provisional ira member bobby sands during the spring of 1981. 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. Sands died a slow 66 days later, after winning a seat as a uk mp from his cell in the maze prison. Hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel.
With this documentary, director brendan byrne doesnt try to find the man behind the iconic figure, so much as he attempts to uncover the. Still from the bobby sands 66 days film he attributes part of its success to the fact that 2016 is the centenary of another pivotal moment in irish history the easter rising. Byrne on allmovie in his 1981 prison hunger strike, bobby sands put. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Mr sands, who had just entered his 66th day without food, had been in. Mr bobby sands, the 27yearold republican hungerstrike and. Bobby sands was an irish nationalist who led a hunger strike from prison in 1981. 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. Sands s sister, bernadette sands mckevitt, is also a prominent irish republican. Byrne, the film centres on the belfast ira activists fast to the death at the hblocks in the maze prisonlong kesh.
Nov 30, 2016 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. Nov 16, 2016 bobby sands starved for 66 days in an irish prison in an attempt to gain rights for his fellow political prisoners. Bobby sands starved for 66 days in an irish prison in an attempt to gain rights for his fellow political prisoners. Biography, documentary, history 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. Reality of hunger striker bobby sands lost in the myth. Telling the factual story of sands life for the first time, this unique film sets out how he became the architect.
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