IFC Films acquires 'Hunger'

Film opened Cannes' Un Certain Regard

By ANNE THOMPSON

'Hunger' recounts the 1981 IRA hunger strike led by Bobby Sands, played by Michael Fassbender.

IFC Films has acquired yet another film in Cannes, Steve McQueen's "Hunger" which opened the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard. Produced by Laura Hastings-Smith and Robin Gutchan, "Hunger" is a Blast! Films production for Film4, made with Northern Ireland Screen, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and the Wales Creative IP Fund.