Black '47
2018 · 1h 40m · Drama
Skip it. While the Irish Famine setting has dramatic potential, 'Black '47' is a bleak revenge film that trades historical weight for grim brutality without offering enough insight or craft to justify the heaviness. Unless you're specifically hunting for obscure period dramas, your time is better spent elsewhere.
Plot
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.
Director: Lance Daly
Cast: Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan