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Bobby Sands: 66 Days takes an evenhanded, insightful, and overall absorbing look at a painful chapter from Irish history whose lessons still resonate today. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

The life and death of Bobby Sands in his own words, drawn from his hunger strike diary.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English (United Kingdom)
Director:

Brendan J. Byrne
Producer:

Brendan J. Byrne, Trevor Birney
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 28, 2017
Runtime:

1h 45m
Production Co:

Fine Point Films, Cyprus Avenue Films

Cast & Crew

Gerry Adams
Self

Martin McCann
Bobby Sands

Brendan J. Byrne
Director

David Barker
Cinematographer

Paul Devlin
Film Editor

Brendan J. Byrne
Producer

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Critic Reviews for Bobby Sands: 66 Days

All Critics (31) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (4)

The doc - made by Brendan J. Byrne and in part by public broadcasters in several countries - is shocking, meaningful and illustrative about terrorism, politics, hate and hope.

February 28, 2017 | Full Review…

John Doyle
Globe and Mail
Bobby Sands: 66 Days offers something both for those who've never heard of Sands and those who have his youthful smile etched forever in memory.

December 1, 2016 | Full Review…

John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
Byrne never resorts to such cheap tricks as matching the imagery to what the interviewees are saying, and the film is no hagiography.

November 30, 2016 | Full Review…

Sam Weisberg
Village Voice
The impact of the movie comes in spurts, connected to a few keen insights from this historian or that expert.

November 30, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Mark Dujsik
RogerEbert.com
Byrne does a fine job of juggling a lot of information, which he does by starting with the immediately arresting story of Sands and then jumping back in time.

November 30, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Noel Murray
AV Club
Mr. Byrne's film is a sober, evenhanded recapitulation of Sands's imprisonment and death that places him in a historical context.

November 29, 2016 | Full Review…

Stephen Holden
New York Times
The film's insistence in combining all these issues leads to an overstuffed product that bombards the audience with facts that fail to register.

January 28, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Jorge Ignacio Castillo
The Canadian Crew
Brendan J. Byrne's 66 Days is a well presented look at the ten IRA prisoners who went on hunger strike in 1981.

November 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Niall Browne
Movies in Focus
I'm not sure Bobby Sands: 66 Days really does enough to justify a theatrical release.

October 19, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Matthew Bond
The Mail on Sunday (UK)
A more embracing context of the politics of all sides around it, the bloodshed that took place around it, and what it really engendered afterwards, would make 66 Days feel less like a full-hearted tribute.

September 20, 2017 | Full Review…

Tim Teeman
The Daily Beast
It's a testament to the quality of filmmaking that Bobby Sands: 66 Days comes across neither as a piece of propaganda, a screed, or a dry piece of journalism.

August 15, 2017 | Full Review…

Jason Gorber
POV Magazine
Anyone should seek out Bobby Sands: 66 Days if interested in a significant turning point in Irish history.

January 3, 2017 | Full Review…

Michael O'Sullivan
Film Ireland Magazine