The Great Hunger
It has always amazed me, with all the great movie directors and writers in the world who constantly strive to create a great story or great movie, especially those based on the truth, why there has never been a movie made about the 'Great Famine' in Ireland of 1845 to 1852.I have my own ideas as to why not, but would be very interested in the views of others.
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We have had short Irish films made but no blockbusters.
Wiki:The Great Famine (Irish: an Gorta Mór) or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. It is sometimes referred to, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine, because about two-fifths of the population was solely reliant on this cheap crop for a number of historical reasons. During the famine, approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%
I would rather see a good television series made about it, rather than a film. You could not possibly tell the whole story in one film. It would be far too diluted.