Projects in genres: Scottish

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Confronted with the alarming possibility of his niece’s rebellion, a fanatical believer sets into motion a chain of dark events that he believes will spare her from the impending apocalyptic doom.

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In a steampunk future, the life of a pampered gentleman is seamlessly automated by machines, but his orderly existence is thrown into chaos when he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman, against the advice of his robot butler.

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Brothers Kevin and John Pullar are desperate to hold onto the family tradition of net fishing from the Scottish coast for wild Atlantic salmon. They face enemies at every turn but are determined to fight on, no matter what the cost. A film about the uneasy relationship between traditional ways and modern day environmentalism. Official Selection Hot Docs 2018 - World premiere

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A troubled fugitive steals a car only to find himself faced with a grim moral dilemma.

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Clydebank librarian Josie is all loved up and has found her soulmate in the equally besotted Mikey. Six months later, the bubble has burst and things are very different, as the country has plunged into a political crisis, there is civil unrest on the streets and normality is a distant memory. Welcome to the harsh, fast changing landscape of the real world.

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Charting the incredible true story of the Scots who managed to ground half of Chile’s Air Force, from the other side of the world, in the longest single act of solidarity against Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship. In 1974 a group of workers at the Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride showed their support for the people of Chile by refusing to carry out the vital repairs of engines for Hawker Hunter planes, which had been used during the brutal military coup in September 1973. The boycott endured for four years but the Scottish workers never knew what impact they had; it was a matter of conscience and an act of solidarity. Bustos Sierra – himself the Scotland-based son of a Chilean exile – reunites inspirational figures Bob Fulton, Robert Somerville, Stuart Barrie and John Keenan to hear their story. With unprecedented access, Nae Pasaran also ventures much further to detail the horrors of the Pinochet years, meets survivors of the period and hears the Chilean side of the story.

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Feeling alone at Christmas, a young girl in care convinces her key worker to take her on an unauthorised visit to see her estranged mother.

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School, gum and teddy bears collide in this disturbing kaleidoscopic tale about a nine-year-old girl trying to fit in.

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After attending a party Anna comes home with her boyfriend. Nothing much happened that night yet as they get ready for bed suddenly everything seems different. Did something happen he's not telling her about? Or has their relationship been in trouble for a while maybe and it only now becomes apparent? Anna spends the next week looking at her life and analyzing what is important to her. Is her life still in the shape she wants it to be? Should she try and shake things up a little? Has she already done something she shouldn't have? Or did he?

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Focusing on the final races of cyclist David Millar’s career, leading up to his last encounter with the Tour de France. The camera goes inside the peloton, is pushed up impossible climbs and forced down rapid descents, lies alongside David in his hotel room in post-race agony. The camera also rides in the support car, the source of comfort, supplies and fleeting relief from the cold. And all in the knowledge that every mile travelled is a mile closer to the end. This film reveals how the human spirit is driven by a force deeper than success and glory. Official Selection IDFA 2017 - World premiere

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Exploring the remarkable life and career of Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool Football Club manager. A search for the soul of British football: a soul made human in the remarkable life of one man. Perhaps no-one before or since has personified the spirit of the working class culture that gave birth to the modern game. Bill Shankly’s passion for football was boundless to the point of obsession.

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On Christmas Eve, 1968, in a Scottish coastal town, a debt collector goes to work to avoid confronting his wife’s worsening psychosis at home. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - World premiere