On February 2, 2023, the Argentine Embassy screened "The Irish Prisoner" during the Period Film Series, a 2015 production that talks about love, loss and freedom.

 

Directors: Carlos María Jaureguialzo & Marcela Silva y Nasute
Screenwriter: Marcela Silva y Nasute
Cast: Alexia Moyano, Tom Harris, Manuel Vicente, Alberto Benegas, Juan Grandinetti, Kevin Schiel
Running Time: 103 min.
Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

In 1806 after the failure of the English invasion of Buenos Aires, the prisoners are taken to different parts of the country. Conor, an Irish soldier recruited by the English army, falls in love with Luisa, a young widow who refuses to leave her land and resists in solitude the onslaught of war. A love story full of complications in a country struggling to achieve its independence. According to the screenwriter, the main theme of the film is to show the role of women in such a war.