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Potato blight devastated Ireland's staple crop between 1845-1852, leading to mass starvation, disease, and the deaths and emigration of millions. Despite Ottoman aid, the Great Famine remains one of Ireland's most traumatic periods.

The Great Irish Famine in the mid-19th century was one of the most devastating events in Irish history. Between 1845 and 1852, potato blight hit the island's potato crop. The potato was a staple item of food in Ireland, so many years without a good harvest led to mass starvation, disease, and the deaths of nearly a million people and emigration of another million to different parts of the world. In Ireland the Great Famine and it is the most painfully sad story that most of the world not know about a tiny chapter of that history. When the Ottoman Empire heard of this disaster and offered Queen Victoria £10,000 to help the people of Ireland, Queen Victoria refused the offer of £10,000 but she said The Ottoman could donate only £1000 becouse as she had given £2000 herself. The Ottoman Empire did send the £1000 but in secret also sent over 5 ships of food to help the struggling country. during their hour of need, the great famine - the most devastating and traumatic period in Ireland's history.

A story of true love and finding your soul mate when you most need to. All Mary wants in life is to be loved and understood and unfortunately she meets James who only understands what he wants and will step on anyone who gets in his way. Mary see's no way out of this doomed, relationship. When the Irish famine begins everything changes. When the Ottoman Empire of Turkey hears about the devastation the Sultan deliberates over the matter until his Jewish friend reminds him of the support the Turkish gave to the Jews during the Edict of Expulsion. He then decides that his country will help Ireland in their crisis..It is when he sends some of his men over to Ireland that Mary meets Fatih and her life completley changes.because she now knows what true love is. It is agreed that Turkey will send 5 ships of food in secret to Ireland and Fatih makes this his opportunity to take Mary back with him and live with her in wedded bliss in Turkey. If only James had not overheard their plans then Mary would have had a life of happiness but now that he has he will do anything to stop them and when his first plan of getting the ships blocked to dock fails he does the ultimate sin and announces that the ship Fatih is in is an enemy ship and orders it to be blown up. Mary has to stand and watch all this happen in front of her very own eyes and knows life will never be the same. Famine is a film about love, jealousy, betrayal, hope and honour. It tells the true facts of Turkey helping Ireland during their time of need, a true story that many people are unaware of and the dramatisation around the facts takes you inside the lives and minds of some good people and some bad people and as this story will show - the good guy doesn't always win.