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Aug 17, 2017 hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. Oct 31, 2017 film maker brendan j byrne explores the story of bobby sands s 66 day hunger strike in 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. With this documentary, director brendan byrne doesnt try to find the man behind. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime.

As subtle and eventempered as a documentary about a selfstarving political martyr can possibly be, brendan j. 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. Aug 05, 2016 sands death after 66 days marked a key turning point in the relationship between britain and ireland, and brought a global spotlight to the northern irish conflict which eventually triggered international efforts to resolve it. The film alternates between an uneasy sense of futility and the spiritual triumph granted in part by by hindsight, the triumph that appears to trump the relentless despair. 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 66 days takes a sympathetic look at this man, who became a symbol at 27. Bobby sands film 66 days a box office hit the irish news. 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. He had been in a coma for 48 hours before being pronounced dead by medical staff at the maze prison in northern ireland. 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, the film centres on the belfast ira activists fast to the death at the hblocks in the maze prisonlong kesh. The 27yearold republican spent the last days of his life on a water bed to protect his fragile bones. Byrnes film is a salutary reminder of those grim and. Drawing on an irish republican tradition of martyrdom, sands. The film sets events firmly in context but the critique of the hunger strike, the decisions of the uk government and the protests long. Its neither an apologetic nor a rosetinted documentary. Director brendan j byrne on new bobby sands doc 66 days. Controversy surrounding new bobby sands documentary bobby.

A terminal hunger strike that caught the worlds attention and arguably helped shift the struggle for irish independence away from terroristic violence is recapped in bobby sands. Jan 24, 2018 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. 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 hitfarenheit 911. This is a film full of unanswered questions, or to be precise, unasked questions. Sands death after 66 days marked a key turning point in the relationship between britain. It didnt have any problems that cooperation and togetherness couldnt solve. Sands married geraldine noade while in prison on robbery charges on 3 march 1973. Brendan j byrnes film employs a combination of harrowing archive footage, custom animation.

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. 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. Fintan otoole, richard english, norman tebbit, tim pat coogan, dessie waterworth, gerry adams. The nationalist conflict is unresolved to this day, making bobby sands 66 days a subversive film. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. 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. Byrnes 66 days is a well presented look at the ten ira prisoners who went on hunger strike in 1981. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Reality of hunger striker bobby sands lost in the myth. With gerry adams, michael alison, humphrey atkins, aram bakshian. But he looms large in the history of northern irelands decadeslong quest for selfgovernance, and brendan j. Bobby sands starved for 66 days in an irish prison in an attempt to gain rights for his fellow political prisoners.

Idealism clip from brendan j byrnes irish documentary bobby sands. This film had potential to present an unbiased view of the history leading up to bobby sands death and the political results of it, but chose to go down a staunchly onesided path, portraying sands as a martyr, a hero, a freedom fighter and an artist, while demonising the unionist side of the community im a firm believer that ni is one, not two communities. Examination of the life and motives of bobby sands, who was prepared like gandhi to starve to death in protest against british colonial occupation. Sands death after 66 days marked a key turning point in the relationship between britain and ireland, and brought a global spotlight to the northern irish conflict which eventually triggered international efforts to resolve it. Bobby sands 66 days has achieved the highest opening weekend ever at the irish box office for an irish made documentary. 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.

Bobby sands was an irish nationalist who led a hunger strike from prison in 1981. Hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66day hunger strike brought the attention of. Aug 02, 2016 sands died on may 5 1981, at the age of 27, after refusing food for the 66 days of the title. This piercing and unforgettable documentary chronicles the story of bobby sands, the ira volunteer who in march 1981 began a hunger strike that would last an astonishing 66 days and eventually end in him losing his life, as he fought to be officially recognised as a political prisoner. The nationalist conflict is unresolved to this day, making bobby sands 66 days a. Telling the factual story of sands life for the first time, this unique film sets out how he became the architect. Dougie adams, jane adams, cathy gormleyheenan and ronan heenan are pictured at the film premiere of bobby sands. In the spring of 1981 irish republican bobby sands 66day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. A gripping tale of terrible times structured around sandss decline, 66 days powers us through a sociopolitical maelstrom. 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. 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. 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. But 66 days is the first fulllength documentary about sands.

Over 66 days, bobby sands hunger strike caused a ripple effect across the globe. I am using the present tense very deliberately when i write bobby is one of my friends. Hunger striker bobby sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. 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. Oct 31, 2017 over 66 days, bobby sands hunger strike caused a ripple effect across the globe. This clip from the upcoming feature length documentary bobby sands.

Byrnes film is a sober, evenhanded recapitulation of sandss imprisonment and death that places him in a historical. Seeking the right to be treated as political prisoners rather than common criminals, irish republicans led by bobby sands began a prison hunger strike. An authoritative documentary about the ira hunger striker gets to the heart of its subject. A film about ira hunger striker bobby sands has become one of the most lucrative northern irish films ever. His suffering and eerie celebrity made headlines worldwide, marking a key turning point in. A documentary look at ira man bobby sandss 66day hunger strike that resulted in his death in 1981, as well as his earlier life, the troubled. He spent 48 hours in a coma before being pronounced dead by medical staff at long kesh. 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. Using extracts from bobby sands s diary, testimony and footage from the archives, the film hears from journalists, historians, sociologists and medical experts as well as those who knew sands.

Sometimes, without really thinking about it, when we talk about friends who have gone before us, we use the past tense. Nov 29, 2016 that concept is forcefully reiterated in brendan j. Film maker brendan j byrne explores the story of bobby sands s 66 day hunger strike in the spring of 1981. Documentary about dolours price, one of very few women who rose to the top of the ira and. Bobby sands documentary 66 days is an essential watch. Journalist fintan otoole, a contributor to the film, believes that the tragic. Nov 30, 2016 as subtle and eventempered as a documentary about a selfstarving political martyr can possibly be, brendan j. The film which was released in irish cinemas by wildcard distribution is now the second highest nonconcert documentary opening of all. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Sands s 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. Bobby sands 66 days, a new film on the hungerstrike of. Journalist fintan otoole, a contributor to the film, believes that the tragic events which it so skilfully and graphically surveys have marked every irish citizen who lived through them. Thirtyfour years ago, ira member bobby sands starved himself to death in a jail cell in northern ireland, protesting against the british governments removal of political prisoner status from.

This clip from the feature length documentary bobby sands. Filmmaker brendan j byrne explores the story of bobby sandss 66day hunger strike in the spring of 1981. Press eye belfast northern ireland 31st july 2016 brendan byrne, olivia byrne, sharon darby and greg darby are pictured at the film premiere of bobby sands. Using extracts from bobby sands s diary, testimony and footage from the archives, the.