Some Mother's Son - The Story Of Bobby Sands...

[bridgit]

Run time: 05:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EQduR7ZFnA   Posted on YouTube: July 12, 2006 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: April 08, 2007 By DU Member: bridgit Views on DU: 1468

 
'Theme: A mother's choice - to let her son risk dying for his ideals, or to put his life ahead of the "cause" in which he so believes. Aidan plays second lead as "Son" to Helen Mirren's "Mother" in this strong and deeply emotional film. (Movie tagline: "Between love and loyalty...Between life and death...Lies a choice no mother should have to make.")'

[Captain Hilts]

1. Few people on This Side of The Pond know who Bobby Sands was. nt

[dsc]

2. It looks like a good film

Is it a new film or has it been out for a time?

[bridgit]

3. 1996...

http://www.amazon.com/Some-Mothers-Son-Helen-Mirren/dp/0790731142 :cry:

[dsc]

4. can't believe I didn't see that

I would watch Mirren read a phonebook. I will have to try to track that film down.

[bridgit]

5. hahaha, yeah Helen is great, she's great in this as well...

:hi:

[dsc]

6. I had never seen her in anything prior to Prime Suspect

and then I make sure to see any movie she is in.

[bridgit]

9. oh man, then you have to pick up a copy of Excalibur, wherein she plays...

Morgana :thumbsup:

[Redstone]

7. Although I'm half (Catholic) Irish, I hold no brief for those fucking terrorists in the IRA. No more

than I do for the equally terrorist Protestant Orange Order, nor for the fucking Brits in Northern Ireland.

Nobody, nobody in that place is without blame. What the fuck was wrong with all those people?

Redstone

[bridgit]

8. i do not know friend, but much seems somehow forgiven these days as they...

are laying down weapons, and shaking hands more often again...somehow http://www.sinnfein.org

[Redstone]

12. Yes, and it's damn good to see that. The whole fight was stupid, and it's good to see

them getting past it, it is.

Redstone

[Southsideirish]

10. It must be nice to sit on your lofty perch and judge those which you

obviously know nothing about and understand less.

[Redstone]

11. What lofty perch would that be? The one that, although I'm half Catholic Irish,

I can see from that EVERYONE in the Troubles fucked up big time, and cause the deaths of so many who did not deserve to die?

Or do I "know nothing" in your estimation because I do not take a side? And would it be your lofty perch that you condemn me from for being ignorant, because I did not take a side?

You'll not make this (half) Irishman feel the weight of your opinion from the height of your high horse, you won't.

ALL sides were to blame.

Redstone

[adadem]

13. The Wind that Shakes the Barley

Just saw this last evening on Pay Per View ... Excellent. About Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion.

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

[bridgit]

14. oooh thanks for the link, i love Cillian Murphy's work...

i will search it out :hi: he was stunning in Breakfast On Pluto http://www.sonyclassics.com/breakfastonpluto/main.htm :thumbsup:

[Blue_Tires]

15. great movie

seen it several times