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05/09/2018 Drama 1h 40m
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In Ireland’s darkest hour vengeance shines a light

Overview

In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, returns home to reunite with his estranged family, only to discover the cruelest reality, a black land where death reigns.

  1. P.J. Dillon

    Writer

  2. Lance Daly

    Director, Writer

  3. Pierce Ryan

    Writer

  4. Eugene O’Brien

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Hugo Weaving

    Hannah

  2. James Frecheville

    Feeney

  3. Stephen Rea

    Conneely

  4. Freddie Fox

    Pope

  5. Barry Keoghan

    Hobson

  6. Moe Dunford

    Fitzgibbon

  7. Sarah Greene

    Ellie

  8. Jim Broadbent

    Lord Kilmichael

  9. Dermot Crowley

    Bolton

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Reviews

A review by Stephen Campbell
Written by Stephen Campbell on 2019-05-22
**_Not really the Famine film we were promised, but still a decent thriller_**

> _A mother's heart was marble-clad, her eye was fierce and wild,/A hungry Demon lurked therein, while gazing on her child./The mother-love was warm and true; the Want was long withstood -/Strength failed at last; she gorged the flesh - the offspring of her blood._

- Anonymous; "Thanatos, 1849"

I'm not going to lie – I fully expected to hate _Black '47_. The trailer was awful, making it look like a generic action flick; several colleagues saw the screening at ADIFF earlier in the year and were decidedly u...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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