Black '47
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.
- Production
- Fastnet Films, Primeridian Entertainment, Samsa Film, uMedia, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Wild Atlantic Pictures
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Cast
Hugo Weaving
Hannah
James Frecheville
Feeney
Stephen Rea
Conneely
Freddie Fox
Pope
Barry Keoghan
Hobson
Moe Dunford
Fitzgibbon
Sarah Greene
Ellie
Jim Broadbent
Lord Kilmichael
Dermot Crowley
Bolton
Ruairí Heading
Coyne
Aidan McArdle
Cronin
Fiach Kunz
D'Arcy
Julian Nest
Durkan
Brandon Maher
Mícheál Óg
Ciaran Grace
O Sé
Kieran Boland
Ó Súilleabháin
Joe Lydon
Rourke
Ryan McAllister
Bailiff
Diarmuid de Faoite
Priest
Geraldine McAlinden
Soup
Crew
- Director
- Lance Daly
- Cinematography
- Declan Quinn
- Composer
- Brian Byrne
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tmdb66259745
October 12, 2018
Excellent, thought provoking film and actually very well balanced.
Joe
October 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!
Stephen Campbell
May 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 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 ac…
SWITCH.
July 10, 2019
An 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) never-ending cycle of violence. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-black-47-a-bleak-historical-revenge-western
SierraKiloBravo
June 11, 2020
Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/Geuu7kVab2k Anyone who knows me will know that I'm fan of dark and dreary movies and the Netflix movie _Black 47_ certainly meets this description. _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 …