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An Ranger

2008 · 10 min

A quiet, sorrowful visit steeped in loss, where silence and memory carry more weight than words.

Directed by: P.J. Dillon
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Owen McDonnell, Michèle Forbes, Máirtín Jaimsie

Overview: Conamara, 1854 - Five years after the Great Famine. After many years abroad in the service of the British Army, a soldier returns home to find that his family are all dead. He visits a neighbour to establish what happened to them.

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Directed by: P.J. Dillon
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Owen McDonnell, Michèle Forbes, Máirtín Jaimsie

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
death
family
memory
survival
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: P.J. Dillon
Written by: Pierce Ryan, P.J. Dillon
Starring: Owen McDonnell, Michèle Forbes, Máirtín Jaimsie
Cinematography: Ken Byrne
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Ireland
Languages: Irish

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