Skip to content
The Couch Critic Logo
H3

H3

20011h 28m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2001

Runtime

1h 28m

Storyline

'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...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Apr 10, 2001
Languages
EnglishIrish
Director
Les Blair
Production
Rosa Filmes
Rosa Filmes
Metropolitan Pictures
Metropolitan Pictures
Production Countries
IrelandPortugal

Recommended Movies

All Day and a Night poster
Movie

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

All Day and a Night

May 2020

F.I.S.T. poster
Movie

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.

F.I.S.T.

Apr 1978

Helen poster
Movie

On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.

Helen

Nov 2009

Home poster
Movie

An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.

Home

Jul 2021

Convict poster
Movie

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.

Convict

Jan 2014