Gaza,
Viva, Song of Granite, As If I Am Not There, and Kings unsuccessful in receiving nominations. Paddy Breathnach s
Viva did however make the nine film shortlist in 2015 for the previous Foreign Language Film award.
About the Film
Set in 1845, Arracht is a poignant and inspiring story set on the eve of The Great Hunger. When Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a husband, takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier in the Napoleonic wars arrives just ahead of the blight, a disease that eventually wipes out the country s potato crop, contributing to the death and displacement of millions.