Tales from the Poorhouse

(EN) • 39m

Overview

An old play starring Brendan Gleeson. Released in 1998. From the acclaimed 1990s Irish-language TV series, which starred Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, & Ruth McCabe. Set in a famine workhouse, Tales... dramatises the interwoven lives of characters caught up in the disaster of the Great Famine. It is directed by Louis Lentin, whose film Dear Daughter first revealed abuse in state institutions.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Irish

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

famine

ireland

irish great potato famine (1845-52)

play

irish

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