Black '47

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Call Number: DVD Drama Black
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Title from web page.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Wide screen.
Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Sarah Greene, Barry Keoghan, Jim Broadbent, Stephan Rea.
One man₂s ruthless pursuit of justice plays out against the darkest chapter of Irish history in this riveting revenge thriller. In 1847, battle-hardened soldier Feeney deserts the British army to return home to Ireland, where he finds his country ravaged beyond recognition by the Great Famine. When he discovers that his mother has died of starvation and his brother has been hanged by the British, something snaps, sending Feeney on a relentless quest to get even with the powers-that-be.
DVD, wide screen.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

This was OK as an action -historical movie. submitted by Tassos on March 4, 2019, 10:19am Portrays the Irish as victims and the English as the heartless oppressors. Not that this is 100% inaccurate historically. Action flows well. I am sure if this movie was not sponsored by sources in Ireland but by the... BBC, it would have the exact opposite portrayal.

Still, I was able to watch the whole thing without getting bored.

47 submitted by smr on July 3, 2020, 10:32pm Black 47