Round 2: Tossup 7

An early close-up in this film depicts a man wiping crumbs off a napkin in his lap. This film, which began its director’s collaborations with editor Joe Walker and DOP Sean Bobbitt, features a shot in which a man gently caresses a fly while looking out a window. Near the end of this film, the camera swings back and forth across the protagonist’s face as he flashes back to a childhood memory of running along a river. This film includes several shots of sinks in which a man soaks his bloody knuckles. This movie’s protagonist recounts drowning a foal in a conversation with a (*) priest filmed as a single (10[1])17 minute-long (10[1])shot. In the scene that suddenly introduces this film’s protagonist, he violently resists being dragged by his hair and beard before being forcibly shaved and washed. This debut feature by a Turner Prize-winning artist dramatizes a protest in a Northern Irish prison. For 10 points, name this 2008 Steve McQueen film starring Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands. ■END■

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