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The first day of filming in Northern Ireland was a conversation between Sands and a Catholic priest about the decision to implement a hunger strike. The scene lasted ten minutes. The two actors, Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham, took a total of four shots before passing.
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After the long shot of a conversation between Sands and the priest was taken, the film crew put on a 10-week vacation, waiting for the actor Fassbender to lose weight.
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In order to play such a "skinny" Sands who died on a 66-day hunger strike, Fassbender locked himself in an apartment by the sea in Los Angeles within two and a half months, ate some blackberries and nuts in the morning, and practiced yoga and running during the day. In the evening, only canned sardines are eaten, and the daily calorie intake is controlled at 900 calories.
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During the filming of the film, Michael Fassbender, who was on a diet to lose weight quickly, was worrying for a while. Every time he walked into the supermarket, he would habitually read the calorie meter on the food packaging to calculate whether the calories he received from the food today exceeded the rules of the crew. ·
Hunger behind the scenes gags
2022-01-03 08:01
Extended Reading
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Bobby Sands: I always felt that thief next to Jesus got off lightly.
Father Dominic Moran: Ah, but he recognized his sins.
Bobby Sands: Did he though?
Father Dominic Moran: Aye. Said as much.
Bobby Sands: When you're hung from a cross you're gonna say anything. Jesus offers him a seat next to his daddy in a place called paradise you're always gonna put your hand up and have a piece of that.
Father Dominic Moran: Aye. Even when it's nailed to your cross.
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Father Dominic Moran: [offering Sands a cigarette] Bit of a break from smokin' the Bible, eh?
Bobby Sands: [agrees]
Father Dominic Moran: Anyone work out which book is the best smoke?
Bobby Sands: We only smoke the Lamentations. A right miserable cigarette.