P545 CEEFAX 1 545 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/07 O 1/2 SOME MOTHER'S SON (15) ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Terry George Cast: Helen Mirrin, Aidjn Gillen Mirrin plays a divorced non-political Belfast schoolteacher whose eldest son (Gillin) is — unknown to her — an active mjmbjr of the IRA. He and David O'Hara are arrested and Gillen shares a cell with Bobby Sands. When the authorities refuse to listen to them they begin the now notorious hungjt strike but should Mirrin intervene to stop her son dying? Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NextRjv Comp Backbjat Main MenuP545 CEEFAX 1 545 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/17 O 2/2 SOME MOTHER'S SON, if it were a better film, would probably stir up more conttovjrsz than Michael Collins. Director (jury George is apparently more interested in imparting information than creating drama. It is all the more disturbing in that it is clearly pro Sinn Fjin and IRA. I bjliivj the IRA are not soldiers but criminals. George obviously disagrees, as is his right. But I don't think this film will help much in current cease- fire negotiations. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NextRjv Comp Backbjat Main Menu