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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 70% of the 6,627 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic65/100
340 audience votes
Key crew
- P.J. DillonWriter
- Lance DalyDirector
- Pierce RyanWriter
- Brian ByrneOriginal Music Composer
- Lance DalyWriter
- Eugene O’BrienWriter
Cast
- Hugo WeavingHannah
- James FrechevilleFeeney
- Stephen ReaConneely
- Freddie FoxPope
- Barry KeoghanHobson
- Moe DunfordFitzgibbon
- Sarah GreeneEllie
- Jim BroadbentLord Kilmichael
- Dermot CrowleyBolton
- Ruairí HeadingCoyne
- Aidan McArdleCronin
- Fiach KunzD'Arcy
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Themes
desertionfaminerevengemurdertenantsevered headpovertygenocideirelandfiring squadbad landlordlandlord tenant relationship