Arracht

Oct 15, 2021

1h 30m

★ 6.8

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Macalla Teoranta

Cine4

Arracht Trailers

Cast

Coleman Sharkey

Dónall Ó Héalai

Kitty

Saise Quinn

Patsy

Dara Devaney

Seán

Eoin O'Dubhghaill

Dónal

Dudura O'Gionnáin

Michael O'Chonfhlaola

Áine

Siobhán O'Kelly

Mary

Eimear Ní Mháille

Séamus

Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

Dan

Conal O'Céidigh

Lieutenant

Michael McElhatton

Margaret

Elaine O'Dwyer

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