88'
2001-04-10
Overview:
'H3' is a universal story of endurance and courage set inside Europe's most secure prison, the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. Here, in H3 - the bleakest of all the H-blocks - a group of young republican prisoners hold out for what they believe in, refusing to be labeled as criminals or co-operate with prison authorities. However, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is determined that these Republican prisoners will be treated like all the other common criminals in British jails, ending a special regime which allowed the inmates political status to organise life inside the jail along POW lines. The republican prisoners immediately start a 'no-wash' protest, refusing to wear prison-issue clothes or perform work duties, a protest which results in their being locked in their cells for hours on end without exercise, recreation, reading materials and with only blankets to wear for heat...
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Details:
- Budget: 0
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- Revenue: 0
- List of countries:
- Ireland
- Portugal
- List of languages:
- English
- Irish
- List of companies:
- Rosa Filmes
- Metropolitan Pictures
- Vote Count: 2
- Popularity: 0.6181
- Status: Released
- Original title:H3
