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.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.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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe term 'Black 47' refers to the summer of 1847, when the Irish famine was at its height and hundreds of thousands of people died from starvation.
- GoofsFeeney is described as a Connaught Ranger who served in the Afghan War and then deserted in Calcutta before making his way home. However, the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) were based in Malta during the Anglo-Afghan War and went to the West Indies in 1847. The Anglo-Afghan War was fought by soldiers of the British East India Company, not by the regular British Army.
- Quotes
Lord Kilmichael: The peasants are all the same. No appreciation of beauty.
Conneely: Beauty would be held in much higher regard, Sir, if it could be eaten.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Happy!: 19 Hours and 13 Minutes (2019)
Featured review
I liked. A very raw irish drama with strong moments and incredibly good images. The story was simple structed and was pretty basic but its based on true events and that makes it shocking. You have your unbeatable war hero who turns against those who actually praises him to be what he is and everything becomes messy. Then you have the police commissioner whose specialtiy is being a hunter who .. hunts him. But the historic truth behind it makes it extremely authentic. Director Lance Daly really successes in making it a believable drama and avoids every poor cliches to make it more cinematic.
The acting worked as well. I really liked Hugo Weaving who shines in the leading role as the trouble commissioner who gets one last chance. James Frecheville delivers with a very silent but extremely raw performance, much in the tradition of Leonardo DiCaprio's Revenant turn. Good Supporting roles by Stephen Rea and especially Jim Broadbent who is in the second half of the movie but pretty much owns every scene he is in. Nice turn by newcomer Barry Keoghan was well.The cinematography was amazing, the scenery excellent (except for those painted village images, which were a bit irritating at times) . It has many shocking moments and some well edited action sequeces. A great mix that works most of the times. Good performances over all. Lovely irish music that adds a lot to the general mood. Very recommendable movie even if it had the one or other dry scene.
- Alexander_Blanchett
- Feb 20, 2018
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- Languages
- Also known as
- Чорний 47-й
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,520
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,600
- Sep 30, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $2,073,063
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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