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In Ireland’s darkest hour vengeance shines a light

Black '47 (2018)

September 5, 20181h 40mEN
6.5

327 votes

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.

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Irish

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Fastnet FilmsPrimeridian EntertainmentSamsa FilmuMediaFís Éireann/Screen IrelandWild Atlantic Pictures

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tmdb66259745

7.0

Excellent, thought provoking film and actually very well balanced.

Joe

3.0

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!

Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

8.0

**_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 uni…

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