Black '47 (2018)

Directed by

Lance Daly

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Luxembourg, Belgium, Ireland

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 333 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in Connemara during the Great Irish Famine, a soldier deserts the British Army to return home to his family. He faces the devastation and violence caused by the famine.

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What happens

Black '47 is a 2018 period drama film directed by Lance Daly. The screenplay is by PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O'Brien and Lance Daly, based on the Irish-language short film An Ranger, written and directed by Dillon and Ryan. The film stars Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Moe Dunford, and Sarah Greene. Set in Connemara during the Great Irish Famine, the film follows an Irish Catholic soldier who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he deserts his regiment to reunite with his family. The title is taken from the most devastating year of the famine, 1847, which is referred to as "Black '47". Black '47 held its world premiere on 2 March 2018 at the Berlin Film Festival, before being released on 7 September 2018 in Ireland by Element Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from a number of critics, and was a box-office success in Ireland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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