Silent Roar
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Drama, Comedy, UR, 11-Apr-2025
Jonny Barrington's sweet-natured Scottish comedy charts the on-off relationship between Dondo (Louis McCartney), a young surfer struggling to accept his father has died in a fishing accident, and Sas (Ella Lily Hyland), a high-achiever dreaming of escape. While at the same time, a recently returned preacher (Mark Lockyer) tries to instil his maverick doctrine upon the community. Skye-born filmmaker Barrington has crafted a charming comedy chock full of eccentric characters and offbeat whimsy, imbued with the spirit of Bill Forsyth and the windswept island humour of classics like Whiskey Galore!
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