Heroes of the Zeroes is a daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. "Hunger" Rated R 2008 Plato’s cave allegory received punishing political subtext in “Hunger,” the 2008 debut of writer-director Steve McQueen. Many boys born into the Troubles (a deceptively innocuous name for Northern Ireland’s political- and religious-based violence) were hopelessly chained in Plato’s cavern — believing their blood was to be shed in hopes of earning political recognition for the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Heroes of the Zeroes: Hunger (2008)
Heroes of the Zeroes: Hunger (2008)
Heroes of the Zeroes: Hunger (2008)
Heroes of the Zeroes is a daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. "Hunger" Rated R 2008 Plato’s cave allegory received punishing political subtext in “Hunger,” the 2008 debut of writer-director Steve McQueen. Many boys born into the Troubles (a deceptively innocuous name for Northern Ireland’s political- and religious-based violence) were hopelessly chained in Plato’s cavern — believing their blood was to be shed in hopes of earning political recognition for the Provisional Irish Republican Army.