Whatever you think about Bobby Sands and his organisation (of which I was not a supporter), the line being taken by a number of people here - "A crime is a crime is a crime" - "No negotiation with Terrorists" is remarkably similar to the response of Thatcher and her Government to the hunger strikes. By refusing to address the issues which gave rise to the hunger strikes, she handed a massive propaganda victory to the IRA - one which ultimately lead to Sinn Fein now being in Government in Northern Ireland.

I don't understand why people think we need another movie about the hunger strikes at this point. Maybe if it is a reflective and balanced film looking back over something that 26 years on, and is now a part of history, it will be a good thing.

If people were constrained from making films about war and killing and crime and criminals and freedom fighters and terrorists (you choose the labels) the volume of movies made each year would be considerably reduced.

Just a note to the clones, This thread is about Bobby Sands. The links above refer to Tommy Sands. While I think they might actually be related (distant cousins maybe) there is a world of difference between the two in terms of there approach to life and politics. I think it is not appropriate to have the Tommy Sands links in this thread, although posters on both sides of this argument would do well to listen to Tommy's songs.