Development - ENGLISH - Historical, Drama
To free their people from centuries of oppression, a young polio survivor and his old firebrand mentor plan a secret rebellion against the British Empire.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Kevin MCCANN Writer(s) : Kevin MCCANN, James RAGAN, Colin BRODERICK Cast : Colin MORGAN, Fiona SHAW, Brendan COYLE, David O'HARA, Jonathan Rhys MEYERS, Micheál NEESON Producer(s) : Kevin MCCANN (Maccana Teoranta)
Based on the true story of the 1916 Easter Rising Rebellion, 'The Rising’ will be the first motion picture to dramatise the heroic story of a cultural revolution that led to the creation of the Irish Republic. It is the prequel to Neil Jordan’s ‘Michael Collins’ and Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner ‘The Wind that shakes the Barley’.
Country(ies) : IRELAND