Black '47 (2018)

Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.

Director:

Lance Daly

Writers:

Lance Daly, P.J. Dillon (story by)

Stars:

Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Ronan O'Connor	...	Red
John Cronin	...	Wright
Ella Grace Lee	...	Roisin
Keanu Parks	...	Tomas
Brandon Maher	...	Mícheál Og
Aidan McArdle	...	Cronin
Peadar Cox	...	Translator

Storyline

Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Despite experiencing the horrors of war, he is shocked by the famine's destruction of his homeland and the brutalization of his people and his family.

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Plot Keywords:

british occupation | ireland | irish history | connemara | famine | 

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Taglines:

A gritty revenge tale for fans of actioners like The Proposition.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some disturbing images and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

1 million people perished and died during the Irish famine

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Goofs

The scene with the train could never have happened in 1847 as the first train to Galway was in 1851 and it was on a single line, not a double track. The train featured is also way too modern and large in steam terms for the time and pulled way too many wagons and certainly did not go to Connemara at this time nor was it standard gauge.

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Quotes

Conneely: [Voice over, speaking English over Irish language narration] In the year of 1845 a terrible famine descended upon Ireland. Within a few short years one in four of our people would be gone forever. Fled to England and North America. Or dead from starvation and fever. Irishmen who had enlisted to fight for the occupying British crown in its foreign wars returned home to find only death and destruction in every corner of the land. Seen by many as traitors to their own people, they looked on ...

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Connections

Remake of An Ranger (2008)

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Soundtracks

Rock of Ages
Traditional
Arranged by Lance Daly & Peadar Cox
Performed by soup tent congregation

User Reviews

An Irish Masterpiece

Feeney (the persuasive, unexpectedly Australian James Frecheville) plays an Irish Ranger who returns from wars in Afghanistan to find his family caught in the cogs of the developing holocaust. Heaving around a head like an Easter Island statue decorated with weeds, Feeney soon encounters even worse outrages and, setting aside ideas of emigration, vows to pursue a war against the administrators and colonialist bandits. This is a must see...

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Ireland Luxembourg Belgium

Language:

English Irish

Release Date:

28 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black '47

Filming Locations:

Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,600, 30 September 2018

Gross USA:

$57,520

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,073,063

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fastnet Films, Primeridian Entertainment, Screen Ireland

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1