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Hunger

By Enda Walsh and Steve McQueen - Film

FilmScreen

Roles

  • Bobby
  • Sands
  • Priest

About this piece

Bobby Sands tells the priest he will start a hunger strike Details 46 minutes into the film

Summary

Bobby Sands is a prison inmate in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. He belongs to the IRA. He is one of the leaders who leads many inmates to a much publicized hunger strike in 1981. In this scene, a very long scene that starts with small talk and ends with a heartfelt political discussion, Bobby Sands informs the priest he will start this hunger strike and there is nothing anybody can do to stop him.

Tone

StrangersHaving an argumentPersuading somebodyScolding somebodySaying goodbyeCommiserating

Use cases

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