Black 47
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Black 47

Lance Daly
Year of release in Luxembourg 2018
Year of release in Luxembourg 2018
Director Lance Daly
Luxembourg producer SAMSA FILM
In co-production with
  • Fastnet Films (IE)
  • Primeridian Entertainment (US)
Script PJ Dillon, Lance Daly, Eugene O'Brien, Pierce Ryan
Original version
  • English
Duration 100 minutes
Type of financing
  • Aide Financière Sélective (AFS)
International sales

Primeridian Entertainment
Tim O'Hair
info@pmellc.com

Cast and crew
Cast

    Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Sarah Greene, Moe Dunford, Philip Dutton, Michel Tereba, Aude-Laurence Clermont

Crew

    Declan Quinn (DOP)
    Robert Flanagan (Sound Engineer)
    Waldemar Kalinowski (Art Director)
    Magdalena Labuz (Costumes)
    Liz Byrne (Make-Up)
    Tiago Hof (Location Manager)
    Karoline Maes (Production Manager)

Synopsis

Black 47 is a story that is set against the backdrop of the Great Famine (1845-1852). It tells the story of a young Connaught Ranger who returns from fighting for the British Army. On his return he discovers that his family have been thrown off their land and left to die in a poor house and he sets about finding those responsible.

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