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202350 minPGdocumentary

Untameable

202350 minPGdocumentary

Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney's 'bog poems' are read by Michelle Fairley in a film written by novelist Colm Tóibín and narrated by Ciarán Hinds.

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Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney's 'bog poems' are read by Michelle Fairley in a film written by novelist Colm Tóibín and narrated by Ciarán Hinds.

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Alex Vernerdirector

Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibínwriter

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairleycast

Ciarán Hinds

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Ciarán Hinds narrates as Michelle Fairley reads Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize winning 'bog poems.' Colm Tóibín wrote the script for the film. It features scenes of the Irish bogs that inspired Heaney's work. Directed by Alex Verner, Untameable presents the connection between poetry and the natural environment. The film combines literature with the beauty of Ireland's landscapes.

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