The Hunger

2020 · Ruán Magan · ★★

Narrated by Liam Neeson and produced to mark the 175th anniversary of the great famine, this major film, written, produced and directed by Ruán Magan, builds on the latest scholarly work and the extraordinary research undertaken by the UCC team behind Atlas of the Great Famine. Featuring a line-up of some of the finest academic minds of their time, The Hunger tells the story of the famine with unflinching frankness. The film has won awards across the planet and has aired across Europe, the US and China to audiences of many millions. A Create One / Tyrone Productions co-production for RTÉ and ARTE.

In Irish history on the Yarn Documentary Club shelf.