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A great right hook of a role

Article relating to a film, 2008
Published by: The Guardian
Year published: 2008
Number of pages: 1

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Full page cutting from The Guardian/Film/31 October 2008 p.8

Title: A great right hook of a role
Subtitle: Michael Fessbender tells Esther Addley how he braved controversy and lost 16kg to play hunger striker Bobby Sands in Steve McQueen’s new film.
Article written by Esther Addley
In relation to the launch of Hunger by Steve McQueen. “Hunger won the Camera d’Or at Cannes, awarded to the best feature by a first time director, after being selected for the directors’ strand; many felt it should have been included in the main competition.“

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Born, 1969 in London, UK