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Hunger

2008

Steve McQueen

Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Liam McMahon, Lalor Roddy ...

7.2

10,023

Drama Raymond Lohan wearily follows his normal routine: an ordinary man doing the job of a prison officer in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, 1981. Working within one of the infamous H-Blocks, where republican prisoners are on the Blanket and No-Wash protest, is a living hell for both prisoner and prison officer. A young, new prisoner Davey Gillen is brought into this environment for the first time. Although terrified, Davey resolutely ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Lim The New York Times	"The sights and sounds in 'Hunger' have the effect of concentrating the senses, a hallmark of Mr. McQueen’s work"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Fassbender gives another ferociously convincing performance (...) This is a powerful, provocative piece of work (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"A portrait of political resistance that flips disconcertingly and effectively between the thoughtful and the violent (...) It’s not an easy watch – but it’s an invigorating one. Long live McQueen (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"Without taking sides or sanctifying terrorism, [McQueen] successfully plunges us into the psychological landscapes of the early 1980s"	POS
United States	Lauren Wissot Slant	"'Hunger', with all its visual, sonic and editing elements flowing together in harmony like a five-star, six-course meal, exemplifies the phrase ['art film'] (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
Ireland	Michael Dwyer Irish Times	"A thoughtfully considered and firmly unflinching drama (...) This haunting, boldly unconventional film plays on in the mind well after it's over"	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"[It] is a gut punch, highlighted by Michael Fassbender’s unshakable, Bale-esque skin-and-bones performance."	POS

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