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Producing House

'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...

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2001-04-10

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: Les Blair

Writer: Laurence McKeown

Spoken language: English, Gaeilge

Genres: Drama

Original title: H3

Production Companies: Rosa Filmes, Metropolitan Pictures

Production Countries: Ireland, Portugal

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