Black '47 / a Fastnet Films/Primerdian production ; in association with Boro Scannán Na Héireann/The Irish Film Board and Premiere Picture ; in co-production with Samsa Film, Umedia, Sea Around Us ; co-produced by Jani Thiltges, Martin Metz, Adrian Politowski, Beata Saboova ; produced by Macdara Kelleher, Tim O'Hair, Arcadiy Golubovich, Jonathan Loughran ; story by P. J. Dillon, Pierce Ryan ; screenplay by P. J. Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O'Brien, Lance Daly ; directed by Lance Daly.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. Wide screen. Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Sarah Greene, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Moe Dunford.
Summary:
One man's ruthless pursuit of justice plays out against the darkest chapter of Irish history in this riveting revenge thriller. In 1847, battle-hardened soldier Feeney deserts the British army to return home to Ireland, where he finds his country ravaged beyond recognition by the Great Famine. When he discovers that his mother has died of starvation and his brother has been hanged by the British, something snaps, sending Feeney on a relentless quest to get even with the powers-that-be.
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