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Black '47
Action, Drama
In 1847, during the Great Famine, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home to avenge his family.
Directed by: Lance Daly
Starring: Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Moe Dunford, Sarah Greene, Jim Broadbent
Produced by: Macdara Kelleher, Tim O'Hair, Arcadiy Golubovich, Jonathan Loughran, Jani Thiltges, Martin Metz
Screenplay by: PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O’Brien, Lance Daly
Story by: PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan
Music by: Brian Byrne
Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Edited by: John Walters, Julian Ulrichs
Production companies: Wildcard Distribution, Fasnet Films, Primierdian Entertainment, Irish Film Board, Premiere Picture, Samsa Film, Umedia, Sea Around Us, Film Fund Luxembourg, BAI
Distributed by: Element Pictures
Release date: 16 February 2018 (Berlin Film Festival), 7 September 2018 (Ireland)
Running time: 96 minutes
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg
Language: English, Irish
Cast
Hugo Weaving as Hannah
James Frecheville as Feeney
Jim Broadbent as Lord Kilmichael
Stephen Rea as Conneely
Freddie Fox as Pope
Moe Dunford as Fitzgibbon
Barry Keoghan as Hobson
Sarah Greene as Ellie
Andrew Bennett as Beartla
Colm Seoighe as Swineherd
Ronan O'Connor as Red McCormack
Ciaran Grace as Ó Sé
Dermot Crowley as Judge Bolton
Sheila Moylette as The Registrar
Aidan McArdle as Cronin