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The latest news stories from the Irish Film & Television Network, on production, training opportunities, casting and much more.

The Last Duel, Arracht, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Review: Its delayed release cannot dull the power of Tom Sullivan’s excellent Famine drama

ARRACHT is an Irish Gaelic drama, set in 1845, in which a fisherman struggles to survive the Great Famine.

Ratings info(May contain spoilers) There is use of strong language (f**k), along with terms such as feck and bollocks. There is a scene in which an adult male character tries to trade food for sexual favours with a teenage girl, and advances towards her and then touches her face in a threatening manner until she manages to escape. In several scenes a father slaps his children. There is a sequence in which a pregnant woman is shoved to the ground and seriously injured by another character, lead...

Arracht Last year’s Capital Irish Film Festival was one of the last vestiges of movie-going normalcy in the Washington area. In late February and early March of 2020, fans of movies and Irish culture had the opportunity to explore films of all genres from the Emerald Isle before theaters closed. This year’s festival is a little bit different, but Solas Nua and the American Film Institute remain committed to offering Ireland’s best just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The 2021 Capital Iri...

The Drowning: Jodie tries to convince Daniel (Image: Channel 5) READ MORE By the end of the first episode, she had made herself known to Daniel and had ended up at his family home. Daniels father Mark (Rupert Penry-Jones) is already suspicious of her eagerness to be close to Daniel, and Jodies ex-husband Ben (Dara Devaney) tried to encourage her to drop the case. Jodie was convinced Daniel was Tom due to the way he walked and how he looked, and he had the same scar on his face as young Tom. Fan...

The Drowning cast as Jill Halfpenny leads stars in new Channel 5 thriller The Drowning starts on Channel 5 on Monday night with Geordie actress Jill Halfpenny in the leading role 15:35, 1 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes th...

Monday:The Drowning; (Channel 5, 9pm) Sunday, 31st January 2021, 5:00 pm Has Channel 5 finally found a hit drama to rival the much-lauded series regularly seen on BBC and ITV, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix? Well, it’s sink-or-swim time for the much-anticipated The Drowning, a new four-part thriller co-written by Tim Dynevor – husband of Coronation Street actress Sally and dad of Bridgerton star Phoebe – which is being broadcast across consecutive nights this week. If the show’s cast, which...

The Drowning: Mark is suspicious of Jodie (Image: Channel 5) READ MORE Jason - Jonas Armstrong Jason is Jodies brother in the series and he is a high-flying lawyer who is seen as the more successful sibling. He is the only one Jodie has to rely on for support, but Jason is also hiding a dark secret of his own. Jason is played by Jonas Armstrong, who is known for his role as the title character in the BBC series Robin Hood. More recently he is known for starring in The Bay, Ripper Street and Lin...