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Black '47 (2018)

05/09/2018 (BE)•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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Hugo Weaving

      Hugo Weaving

      Hannah

    2. James Frecheville

      James Frecheville

      Feeney

    3. Stephen Rea

      Stephen Rea

      Conneely

    4. Freddie Fox

      Freddie Fox

      Pope

    5. Barry Keoghan

      Barry Keoghan

      Hobson

    6. Moe Dunford

      Moe Dunford

      Fitzgibbon

    7. Sarah Greene

      Sarah Greene

      Ellie

    8. Jim Broadbent

      Jim Broadbent

      Lord Kilmichael

    9. Dermot Crowley

      Dermot Crowley

      Bolton

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    • Reviews 5
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    A review by Joe

    3.0
    Written by Joe on Oct 24, 2018

    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!

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • desertion
    • famine
    • revenge
    • murder
    • tenant
    • severed head
    • poverty
    • genocide
    • ireland
    • firing squad
    • bad landlord
    • landlord tenant relationship
    • starvation
    • 19th century
    • manhunt
    • army veteran
    • british occupation
    • connemara
    • irish great potato famine (1845-52)
    • 1840s
    • irish
    • british crimes
    • crime by the english

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