Ocras

Ocras

9.0IMDb Score
Released:2003-10-12
Genre:Drama
Duration:12 min
Country:Ireland
Director:Sean McGuire
Actors:Liam Carney, Dairíne Ní Dhonnchú, Sadhb Ní Dhálaigh
Production:Emerald Fox Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Overview:

In a time of famine a starving girl and her mother are rescued from the roadside by a stranger. But the stranger has other motives.

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