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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 Sul...

Updated / Monday, 28 Dec 2020 11:45 Arracht director Tom Sullivan: "Parasite kicked a lot of doors down and got a lot of people who would not have normally considered watching foreign language films to watch them." Writer-director Tom Sullivan, who is behind the Oscar-tipped Irish language famine film, Arracht, has praised award-winning Korean movie, Parasite, for kicking down the door for foreign films in Hollywood. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please revi...

Parasite has kicked down the door for foreign films in Hollywood, according to the director of Oscar-tipped Irish language famine film Arracht. The Korean movie Parasite wowed audiences and made history when it scooped four Academy Awards, becoming the first non-English film to win Best Picture in the process. Writer-director Tom Sullivan, whose next work has been put forward as Ireland’s candidate for Best International Film at the 2021 Oscars, believes its success has boosted interest in foreign language films. He said: “Parasite kicked a lot of doors down and got a lot of people who wo...