Time: 18.15
Location: B63, Law and Social Sciences Building (LASS)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw7WJLZmVF4
Directed by Turner prize and Academy Award winner Steve McQueen, this powerful and provocative film features Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who in 1981 led the second IRA hunger strike and participated in the “no wash” protest in which Republican prisoners tried to regain the political status which had been revoked by the British government in 1976.
Dr. Rory Cormac, expert on terrorism and counter-terrorism at the University of Nottingham School of Politics and International Relations, will introduce the screening and provide a wider context to the themes explored in the film.
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The Human Rights Film Series is a student-led Human Rights Law Centre Initiative. It shows engaging and provocative films which bring challenging human rights issues to life. The context of each film is briefly introduced by a relevant expert followed by discussion. Screenings are organized by a student committee and are free and open to all staff and students.
If there are any films which you would like to see showcased in the Human Rights Film Series, we welcome your suggestions at: hrlc.filmseries@nottingham.ac.uk.
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