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Arracht

2021 · 90 min

A cold, spare, quietly devastating watch, all grey skies and hunger, that lingers like a wound.

Directed by
Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Dónall Ó Héalai, Saise Quinn, Dara Devaney
Tagline
As a country starves, survival is everything.
Overview
Colmán Sharkey - a fisherman, a father, a husband - takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier arrives just ahead of ‘the blight,’ a crop disease that caused the Great Plague, killing and displacing millions of Irishmen.

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Directed by
Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Dónall Ó Héalai, Saise Quinn, Dara Devaney
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • isolation
  • revenge
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Dónall Ó Héalai, Saise Quinn, Dara Devaney, Eoin O'Dubhghaill, Dudura O'Gionnáin, Michael O'Chonfhlaola, Siobhán O'Kelly, Eimear Ní Mháille
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
Ireland
Languages
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