Directed by:
Lance DalyCinematography:
Declan QuinnComposer:
Brian ByrneCast:
Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Jim Broadbent, Moe Dunford, Sarah Greene, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Aidan McArdle (more)VOD (1)
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It's 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for 2 long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home and re-unite with his estranged family. He's seen more than his share of horrors but nothing prepares him for the famine's hopeless destruction of his homeland that has brutalised his people and where there seems to be no law and order. He discovers his mother starved to death and his brother hanged by the brutal hand of the English. With little else to live for, he sets out on a destructive path to avenge his family, systematically working his way up the political and social hierarchy of Ireland. Hannah, an aging British soldier and famed tracker of deserters, is sent to stop Feeney before he can further stoke the fires of revolution. But Hannah and Feeney are old army comrades with a mutual respect forged by their times fighting together. Personal bonds and shifting allegiances cause both men to question their motives, as they are tested to the limit by the hellish landscape of "the great hunger". (Altitude Film Distribution)
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A pretty decent walk through Ireland occupied by the British with all the horrors that go with it. The protagonist is a likeable guy and he's pretty handy in action, working quite well with a knife. Hugo Weaving is traditionally decent. The film got rather cheaper visuals, some chilly weather and scenery, the finale is pretty action packed. Definitely interesting to watch and learn about Irish history. 6/10.
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