Definitely worth staying in to watch tonight.
After garnering major critical acclaim since it first premiered at the HotDocs film festival back in 2016, Brendan J. Byrne’s latest documentary 66 Days, which looks at the famous 1981 hunger strike by Bobby Sands and his fellow Irish republican prisoners, has at last arrived on Netflix.
Clip via – Hot Docs Fest
Having long been hyped as a must-see in particular following its airing on BBC a few months earlier, the story of the strike, which culminated in Sands’ death, deservedly earned praise for its extensive use of his diary to create the narrative.
While the story has been told through a number of different means, 66 Days has stood out for providing a unique insight into the man himself and the beliefs that he was willing to die for.
Since premiering, 66 Days has been described as a “sober, evenhanded recapitulation of Sands’ imprisonment” by the New York Times and an “informed, balanced and deeply humane” piece of work by Total Film.
With a rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes alongside an IFTA nomination for best Feature Documentary, the film has also left a lasting impression on social media users now that it is showing on Netflix.
Just watched 66 days on Netflix, what a documentary 🇮🇪
— Adam Losty (@Lostyyyxo) March 30, 2018
Netflix is busting out some cracking documentaries at the minute. Back in Salford and settling in for the night with a beer and 'Bobby Sands: 66 Days' 👌
— Charlotte Nichols (@charlotte2153) March 30, 2018
66 Days about Bobby Sands on Netflix is some watch!!
— Jay O'Reilly (@jayoreilly1183) March 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/ellieerix12/status/979449080312160257
“The winning side is not the one that inflicts the most pain but the one that endures the most suffering.” That concept is forcefully reiterated in the new @netflix documentary Bobby Sands: 66 Days. I watched it last night. It is mandatory viewing. pic.twitter.com/gMlDYK6rJr
— Joseph Brooks (@JosephBrooksPA) March 29, 2018
Clip via – Scannain
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