I know what your thinking and no, not that Steve McQueen; they haven’t brought him back in full CG for a new film. I am talking about the first time English director who happens to share the late star’s name.
McQueen’s film Hunger has been generating some good buzz at Cannes and I fight caught wind of it listening to IFC’s Cannes dispatch. The film stars Micheal Fassbender as Bobby Sands, the famed IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike, in which Irish Republican prisoners were seeking to regain status as political prisoners, and retells the last six weeks of his life.
I was curious hearing the set-up of the film which I took to understand includes extended scenes of silence bookending a long take in the middle in which Sands plots out his plan for the hunger strike. There are a number of reviews out there for the film and most of them suggest this is a film to watch.
Hunger was picked up by IFC Films so we can expect to see it roll out, likely in limited release, later this year. I managed to track down a big chunk of the trailer for the film which I’ve included below. The quality isn’t very good and it stops abruptly with no ending to be found but for the time being, it certainly gives you an idea of what to expect and it certainly looks excellent. I’ll update the post once a full trailer emerges.
Trailer is tucked under the seat!
If you want to watch it onl1ne for free,...
Comment by Bobby Grandville — September 18, 2008
Comment by rot — September 18, 2008
What’s with IFC? Them and WILD BUNCH went on major buying sprees over the festival. Hopefully these two smaller companies can mount half decent theatrical releases for some of their acquisitions.
Comment by Kurt — September 18, 2008
Comment by Marina Antunes — September 18, 2008
Comment by Bobby Grandville — October 25, 2008