Black '47

Black '47
6.5

Black '47

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Directed by: Lance Daly

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.

Black '47
Black '47

Reviews (5)

  • tmdb66259745 (Rated: 7)

    Excellent, thought provoking film and actually very well balanced.

  • Joe (Rated: 3)

    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 (Rated: 8)

    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 ...

  • SWITCH. (Rated: 6)

    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

    ...

  • SierraKiloBravo (Rated: 8)

    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 cou...

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