Black '47
An Irish soldier deserts the British Army to return home during the Great Famine. Despite his war experiences, nothing prepares him for the devastating impact of starvation on his family and people. S…
Black '47
An Irish soldier deserts the British Army to return home during the Great Famine. Despite his war experiences, nothing prepares him for the devastating impact of starvation on his family and people. 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. —BritishFilms1 Kauai, how can this be described as an Irish Ranger leaving his post! This film is about the systematic cruelty and near decimation of the Irish following the seizure of property and refusal of shelter and food. The "taking of the soup" featured was the English leverage of starvation over the Irish. This film shows in uncomfortable terms why the English should be ashamed of their history in Ireland beyond the Pale. And look up Beyond the Pale to get a bit more context. So come March and Paddy's Day when you're all feeling a bit Irish, remember the most forgiving nation on the planet.
Black '47
Action,Drama,History
Film Details
An Irish soldier deserts the British Army to return home during the Great Famine. Despite his war experiences, nothing prepares him for the devastating impact of starvation on his family and people. 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. —BritishFilms1 Kauai, how can this be described as an Irish Ranger leaving his post! This film is about the systematic cruelty and near decimation of the Irish following the seizure of property and refusal of shelter and food. The "taking of the soup" featured was the English leverage of starvation over the Irish.
This film shows in uncomfortable terms why the English should be ashamed of their history in Ireland beyond the Pale. And look up Beyond the Pale to get a bit more context. So come March and Paddy's Day when you're all feeling a bit Irish, remember the most forgiving nation on the planet..