Review of Irish Film: Arracht - Film Ireland Magazine
Arracht, which is Ireland’s entry for the 2021 Oscars’ best international feature film category. Have we entered the age of the famine film? I don’t know for sure, but quite frankly it’s past due. Either way, writer and director Tomás Ó Súilleabháin’s Irish language drama is a welcome addition to the (hopefully) burgeoning field: a wonderfully shot and beautifully scored examination of the Great Famine. in which the Connemara seascape becomes the star. With word coming of the imminent potato blight, Coleman Sharkey (Dónall Ó Héalai) works relentlessly along with his brothe...
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