RITA DI SANTO assesses the winners of the most politically charged festival to date
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The Irish questions
MARIA DUARTE recommends a thought-provoking revenge story interrogating the causes and consequences of the 1847 great famine
KATARZYNA KOSMALA introduces a retrospective by one of the most significant figures in contemporary US photography
MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
Black 47 (15)
Directed by Lance Daly
IN A tale of revenge and redemption, this bleak and powerful Western-style drama explores the brutality, oppression and ruthlessness of British rule in Ireland.
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