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.| Status: | Released (2018-09-05) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $57,520 |
| Screen: | P.J. Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O'Brien |
| Productions: | Fastnet Films, Primeridian Entertainment, Samsa Film, uMedia, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Wild Atlantic Pictures |
| Production Countries: | Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Gaeilge |
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Casts
- 1331: Hugo Weaving - Hannah
- 968863: James Frecheville - Feeney
- 9029: Stephen Rea - Conneely
- 1014931: Freddie Fox - Pope
- 1290466: Barry Keoghan - Hobson
- 1288730: Moe Dunford - Fitzgibbon
- 1048644: Sarah Greene - Ellie
Crews
- 111699: Lance Daly - Director - Directing
- 1387390: Pierce Ryan - Writer - Writing
- 443498: P.J. Dillon - Writer - Writing
- 983674: Macdara Kelleher - Producer - Production
- 6117: Declan Quinn - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1446476: Brian Byrne - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 27543: Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Design - Art
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Reviews
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Excellent, thought provoking film and actually very well balanced.
Continue reading ->Joe
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Awful! Bad acting, casting of an Australian as the main character when it's about a big part of Irish history, implausible moments, and an all-round mockery of the greatest tragedy in Irish history. Shameful!
Continue reading ->Stephen Campbell
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**_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 fail ....
Continue reading ->SWITCH.
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An exploration of a gruelling moment in Irish history, ‘Black ‘47’ toys with notions of ethics in an amoral world, questioning the very existence of redemption and showing the guy on the white horse as a reluctant, mournful participant in a (possibly) never-ending cycle of violence. ....
Continue reading ->SierraKiloBravo
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Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/Geuu7kVab2k Anyone who knows me will know that I'm fan of dark and dreary movies and the Netflix movie _Black 47_ certainly meets this description. _In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ....
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