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“[A] robust period revenge fable … a resonant, beautifully performed Irish Western”, Selection
One man’s ruthless pursuit of justice plays out against the darkest chapter of Irish history on this riveting revenge thriller. In 1847, battle-hardened soldier Feeney (James Frecheville) deserts the British army to go back home to Ireland, where he reveals his country ravaged beyond recognition by the Great Famine. When he discovers that his mother has died of starvation and his brother has been hanged by the British, something snaps, sending Feeney on a continuing quest to get even with the powers-that-be who have wronged both his circle of relatives and his country. There is just one man who can stop Feeney’s bloody crusade: disgraced British army veteran Hannah (Hugo Weaving), whose own loyalties could also be more complex than they seem …
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