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Black '47

In Ireland’s darkest hour vengeance shines a light

6.6(345)20181h 40m7

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Irish
  • desertion
  • famine
  • revenge
  • murder
  • tenant
  • severed head
  • poverty
  • genocide
  • ireland
  • firing squad
  • bad landlord
  • landlord tenant relationship

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Lance Daly

Produced in

Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR28 Sept 2018
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1528 Sept 2018
    • Physical1526 Dec 2018
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMA15+Revelation Perth International Film Festival7 Jul 2019
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival6 Sept 2018
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical23 Jan 2020
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival21 Sept 2018
  • FranceFR

    • Physical12 Apr 2019
    • PremiereVilleurbanne British and Irish Film Festival12 Feb 2020
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival16 Feb 2018
    • Physical16DVD14 Dec 2018
  • IrelandIE

    • Premiere15DIFF21 Feb 2018
    • Theatrical15A5 Sept 2018
  • ItalyIT

    • Digital / OTTVM142 Jun 2021
  • JapanJP

    • TV14 Apr 2021
  • KuwaitKW

    • Theatrical10 Jan 2019

Frequently asked questions

Black '47 was released on 5 September 2018.

Audience reviews

5
  • T

    tmdb66259745

    10/12/2018

    7/10

    Excellent, thought provoking film and actually very well balanced.

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    Joe

    10/24/2018

    3/10

    Awful! Bad acting, casting of an Australian as the main character when it's about a big part of Irish history, implausible moments, and an all-round mockery of the greatest tragedy in Irish history. Shameful!

  • S

    Stephen Campbell

    5/22/2019

    8/10

    **_Not really the Famine film we were promised, but still a decent thriller_** > _A mother's heart was marble-clad, her eye was fierce and wild,/A hungry Demon lurked therein, while gazing on her child./The mother-love was warm and true; the Want was long withstood -/Strength failed at last; she gorged the flesh - the offspring of her blood._ - Anonymous; "Thanatos, 1849" I'm not going to lie – I fully expec…

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    SWITCH.

    7/10/2019

    6/10

    An exploration of a gruelling moment in Irish history, ‘Black ‘47’ toys with notions of ethics in an amoral world, questioning the very existence of redemption and showing the guy on the white horse as a reluctant, mournful participant in a (possibly) never-ending cycle of violence. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-black-47-a-bleak-historical-revenge-western

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    SierraKiloBravo

    6/11/2020

    8/10

    Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/Geuu7kVab2k Anyone who knows me will know that I'm fan of dark and dreary movies and the Netflix movie _Black 47_ certainly meets this description. _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…

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