Story Line
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.
“In Ireland’s darkest hour vengeance shines a light”
Top Cast
Hugo Weaving
Hannah
James Frecheville
Feeney
Stephen Rea
Conneely
Freddie Fox
Pope
Barry Keoghan
Hobson
Moe Dunford
Fitzgibbon
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Rating
6.6/ 10
Release Date
2018-09-05
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (5)
tmdb66259745
7/10
•10/12/2018Excellent, thought provoking film and actually very well balanced.
Joe
3/10
•10/24/2018Awful! 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
8/10
•5/22/2019**_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 ...
SWITCH.
6/10
•7/10/2019An 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...