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H3 (2001)
Director: Les Blair
Cast: Brendan Mackey, Dean Lennox Kelly, Aidan Campbell, Tony Devlin
Runtime88 min
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'H3' is a universal story of endurance and courage set inside Europe's most secure prison, the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. Here, in H3 - the bleakest of all the H-blocks - a group of young republican prisoners hold out for what they believe in, refusing to be labeled as criminals or co-operate with prison authorities. However, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is determined that these Republican prisoners will be treated like all the other common criminals in British jails, ending a special regime which allowed the inmates political status to organise life inside the jail along POW lines. The republican prisoners immediately start a 'no-wash' protest, refusing to wear prison-issue clothes or perform work duties, a protest which results in their being locked in their cells for hours on end without exercise, recreation, reading materials and with only blankets to wear for heat...
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Directed by Les Blair, 'H3' (2001) offers a compelling and gritty portrayal of the political tensions within Northern Ireland's Maze prison. With its focus on the experiences of young republican prisoners, the film provides a visceral and thought-provoking exploration of the struggle for self-determination and the human cost of political ideologies, making it a must-see for fans of socially conscious dramas.
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H3 is a film released in 2001 about the 1981 Irish hunger strike at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland, the events leading up to it, and subsequent developments in the prisoners' struggle for Prisoner of War status. It was directed by Les Blair and was written by Brian Campbell and Laurence McKeown; McKeown was a former volunteer in the Provisional IRA who participated in the hunger strike.
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