The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
Ireland, 1845. When a deadly fungus destroys potato crops throughout northern Europe, the most impoverished Irish population, whose main source of food is precisely the potato, suffers a cruel famine that will cause more than a million deaths and, in the following ten years, the mass exodus of more than two million people.
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The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 6, 2020
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary, History, TV Movie
User Score
70%
Original Title
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
Production Companies
RTÉ, Create One, ARTE, Tyrone Productions, UCC
Director
Ruán Magan
Description
Ireland, 1845. When a deadly fungus destroys potato crops throughout northern Europe, the most impoverished Irish population, whose main source of food is precisely the potato, suffers a cruel famine that will cause more than a million deaths and, in the following ten years, the mass exodus of more than two million people.
