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. (-5[1])This movie’s protagonist recounts drowning a foal in a conversation with a (*) priest filmed as a single 17 minute-long 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■ (10[1])

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