The Rising of the Moon (2002)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Deborah Baxtrom

Writers:

Sean Conant (screenplay)
Bobby Sands (diary)

Genre:

Short | Drama | History

Tagline:

For Freedom. For Country. For...

Plot:

IRA member Bobby Sands is visited by his mother while imprisoned in Northern Ireland.

Plot Keywords:

Irish Republican Army | Cell | Freedom | Free | Hunger

Cast

Sean Conant	...	Bobby Sands
David Bale	...	Prison Guard

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

The Rising Picture Company

Trivia:

Sean Conant wrote this film using direct quotes from "The Diary of Bobby Sands." The diary, written during Sands' imprisonment, was secretly kept in his body for the first 17 days of his hunger-strike.

Quotes:

Bobby Sands: If they aren't able to destroy the desire for freedom, they won't break you.

Movie Connections:

Version of Some Mother's Son (1996)

Soundtrack:

The Land