''Song of Granite'' is a 2017 Irish
biographical drama film directed by
Pat Collins. It was selected as the Irish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
The origins and rise of
sean-nós singer
Joe Heaney
Joe Heaney (AKA Joe Éinniú; Irish: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí) (1 October 1919 – 1 May 1984) was an Irish traditional ( sean nós) singer from County Galway, Ireland. He spent most of his adult life abroad, living in England, Scotland and New York ...
are charted.
Cast
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Colm Seoighe as Joe 1
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Mícheál Ó Confhaola
Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is ...
as Joe 2
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Macdara Ó Fátharta
Macdara Ó Fátharta is an Irish actor, most famous for his role as the villainous publican Tadhg Ó Direáin on the long-running Irish language TG4 drama, ''Ros na Rún''.
Biography
A native of Inis Meáin, Ó Fátharta was born and raised in t ...
as Joe 3
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Leni Parker as Mrs. Rosenblatt
* Alain Goulem as Alan Lomax
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Jaren Cerf
Jaren Cerf (born September 22, 1983) is an American recording artist and songwriter most recognized for her work in the trance music with artists like Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, and Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren. She has co-written songs for Canad ...
as Rosie
See also
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List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Irish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 drama films
2017 biographical drama films
Irish biographical drama films
Irish-language films
Irish black-and-white films
Biographical films about musicians
Cultural depictions of Irish men
Cultural depictions of folk musicians
English-language Irish films
English-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
Canadian biographical drama films
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