New Irish famine movie Arracht tipped for monster Oscar success Korean feature Parasite made history at the start of this year when it became the first foreign language film to win the Best Picture Oscar – and now a new Irish language feature is hoping to follow in its footsteps. James Ward speaks to writer/director Tom Sullivan about famine drama Arracht Arracht follows fisherman Colman Sharkey (Donall O Healai), who takes a stranger into his home at the behest of a local priest just as the potato blight arrives James Ward Arracht writer/director Tom Sullivan PARASITE has kicked down the door for foreign films in Hollywood, according to the director of Oscar-tipped Irish language famine film Arracht.