# Man of Aran (1934)

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**Runtime**: 76 min
**Genres**: Documentary
**Directed by**: Robert Flaherty
**Written by**: Robert Flaherty
**Starring**: Colman 'Tiger' King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dirrane, Pat Mullin of Aran, Patch 'Red Beard' Ruadh, Patcheen Faherty

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The Island Way meets Nanook of the North. A family fights the Atlantic off Ireland’s west coast where cliffs are both altar and foe. The sea decides who eats, who sleeps, who survives another winter. The bare rock becomes its own character.

**Mood tags**: outsider, slow-burn

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