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The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Directed by P. B. Shemran

Cinematography by Kasper Tuxen

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#IrishFilm: Famine epic Black '47 available on Netflix from March 31st

Lance Daly’s epic thriller set against the Great Hunger, Black ’47, will be available to stream on Netflix from March 31st.

It’s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home and reunite with his family.  He’s seen more than his…

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#IrishFilm: Famine epic Black '47 now available to own on DVD and Blu-Ray

Lance Daly’s epic thriller set against the Great Hunger, Black ’47, is now available to own via Wildcard Distribution. The DVD and Blu-Ray are now on sale in outlets across Ireland including Tesco, Easons, SuperValu, Tower, Irish Film Institute and Golden Discs.

It’s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish…

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#IrishFilm: The Belly of the Whale to be released in Irish cinemas on December 7th

#IrishFilm: Morgan Bushe's debut feature The Belly of the Whale to be released in Irish cinemas on December 7th via Wildcard Distribution

Morgan Bushe’s debut Irish feature The Belly of the Whale, starring Pat Shortt (Garage, Calvary), will be released in Irish cinemas by Wildcard Distribution on Friday, December 7th.

The film, which is written by director Bushe and Greg Flanagan, also stars Lewis MacDougall (A Monster Calls, Pan), Art Parkinson (Kubo and The Two Strings, San Adreas), Michael Smiley (Kill List, Jawbone), Peter…

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#IrishFilm: Black '47 crosses the million euro mark at the Irish Box Office

Lance Daly’s epic thriller set against the Great Hunger, Black ’47, hit a major landmark last night, passing the €1 million mark at the Irish Box Office.

Not only is the film the top grossing Irish film of the year, it is also the first Irish film to pass the €1 million mark since The Young Offenders in 2016, which was also released by Wildcard Distribution.  Black ’47 now joins the ranks of…

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#IrishFilm: Black '47 opens as highest-grossing Irish film of 2018

#IrishFilm: Black '47 opens as highest-grossing Irish film of 2018 at Irish cinemas

Lance Daly’s famine revenge western Black ’47 has achieved the highest opening for an Irish film in Ireland since John Crowley’s Oscar-nominated Brooklyn in 2015.

After just one weekend, which included sold out shows nationwide, Black ’47is now the number one Irish film of the year across all of Ireland with a total box office of €444k including previews.  Republic of Ireland delivered €392k,…

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#Interview: Scannain Talks Black '47 with actor James Frecheville

Out now in Irish cinemas is Lance Daly’s famine-based western Black ’47. The film has seen the widest release ever for an Irish film in Irish cinemas, playing 100 screens north and south of the border,

Black ’47 is set during the Great Irish Famine and stars Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix), Jim Broadbent (Oscar® winner for Iris) and the prolific Irish screen and…

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#IrishAbroad: IFC Films to release Lance Daly's Black '47 in the US on September 28th

U.S. distributors IFC Films have signed a deal to release Lance Daly’s Black ’47 in the US from September 28th.  Black ’47 is now set to be released in Ireland, the UK and the US in September with the film opening in over 100 Irish cinemas on September 5th marking the widest release ever for an Irish film in Ireland. The U.S. acquisition news follows the announcement this week that the film will…

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