Prison Door is the last work from acclaimed Irish writer Dermot Healy, who passed away a fortnight after the film was recorded. Dermot used to work in a prison and recalled the daily ordeal of prisoners, whether to leave or remain in their cell when the door opens.
The location used was the HM Prison Maze in Long Kesh, Northern Ireland - the prison . During the 70's to 2000's, the H-Block prison was used for paramilitary prisoners including Bobby Sands who died on hunger strike along with 9 others.
The lead actor Ciaran Flynn played the role of a young Bobby Sands in Steve McQueen's first film 'Hunger', starring Michael Fassbender in his first major role.
This film is the last work by the Irish writer Dermot Healy.
It was filmed in the historic H-Block Prisons in Northern Ireland, where 'prisoners of the Troubles' were held, including hunger strikers like Bobby Sands.