Do Not Go Gentle (Oed Yr Addewid)
Synopsis
When William Davies walks out of his council house one morning, he is putting into action a desperate and hair-brained scheme which he thinks will outflank the system. But things go badly wrong when the old man realises that he has made a terrible mistake. As election day approaches, William Davies and his family learn some home truths - about one another and about their true feelings for home.
A film which addresses the subject of home and, in particular, one family's differing perceptions of it. The story is set in the remote Welsh-speaking heartland of north west Wales and takes place during the weeks leading up to the general election of 1997, when the Conservative party is finally removed from power after eighteen years in government.
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
-
Emlyn Williams
- Producer
- Alun Ffred Jones
- Editor
- Willy Oswald
- Screenwriter
- Emlyn Williams
- Director of Photography
- Jimmy Dibbling
- Sound
- Tim Walker
- Principal cast
- Stewart Jones, Gwenna Hodgkins, Arwel Gruffydd, Gwyn Valguan
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Ffilmiau’r Nant
Contact: Alun Ffred JonesMoreia
Penrallt Isaf
Caernarfon LL55 1NS
UK
T 01286 675722
nant@nant.co.uk
Sales Company
Ffilmiau’r Nant
Contact: Alun Ffred JonesMoreia
Penrallt Isaf
Caernarfon LL55 1NS
UK
T 01286 675722
nant@nant.co.uk
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