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When:
December 1, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
2017-12-01T18:30:00-05:00
2017-12-01T18:45:00-05:00
Where:
Peace Center of Delaware County
1001 Old Sproul Rd
Springfield, PA 19064
USA
1001 Old Sproul Rd
Springfield, PA 19064
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
First-Friday Free Film Showing at the Peace Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA 19064.
Free – Large-Screen – Air Conditioned
Some Mother’s Son
(1996. 112 min. Drama. Directed by Terry George. Written by Terry George and Jim Sheridan. Rated R for language and some political violence and suffering).
Set against the violent conflict in Northern Ireland (often referred to as “the troubles”), the film’s story is based on the 1981 fast led by Bobby Sands against the treatment of IRA [Irish Republican Army] prisoners in Northern Ireland.
The mothers of two prisoners must decide whether to authorize forcible intravenous feeding by prison authorities or to honor their sons’ wishes to a fast “unto death.”
One mother, Kathleen Quigley (played by Helen Mirren) is an educated, thoughtful schoolteacher. When her son is arrested for involvement in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), she supports him and fights for his life but maintains her disdain for violence.
In contrast is the other mother, Annie Higgins (portrayed by Fionnula Flanagan) who fully embraces the IRA’s mission as an “IRA mother”.
A real friendship between the two women grows, despite differences of class and social background.
Quigley is torn between losing her son to the fast or violating his wishes with forced feeding. Higgins, in contrast, sees complying with the authorities as betraying the hunger strike—and her son’s IRA commitment.
At the film’s helm was Terry George, the acclaimed director of IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER and HOTEL RWANDA.
SOME MOTHER’S SON features Helen Mirren in a little seen screen role that foretold her acting brilliance.
For more information and complete directions, please visit www.delcopeacecenter.org or call 484-574-1148.
The First-Friday movie series is co-sponsored by the Brandywine Peace Community