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Creation Stories (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Nick Moran; Writer: Dean Cavanagh, Irvine Welsh; Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Isaacs, Rebecca Root, Rupert Everett)
Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee; and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British culture.
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Eye Of The Storm (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Anthony Baxter; Stars: James Morrison)
A documentary about one of Scotland’s most gifted painters, James Morrison.
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Iorram (Boat Song) (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Alastair Cole)
A documentary about life among fishing communities in the Outer Hebrides.
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Killing Escobar (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: David Whitney; Writer: David Whitney)
The untold story of the attempted assassination of Pablo Escobar, while at the height of his powers, by a small team of elite mercenaries.
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Limbo (Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Ben Sharrock; Writer: Ben Sharrock; Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Amir El-Masry, Kenneth Collard, Lewis Gribben, Kais Nashif, Vikash Bhai, Grace Chilton, Cameron Fulton, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, Silvie Furneaux, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Amir El-Masry, Kenneth Collard, Lewis Gribben)
Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request. Due to the plaster-cast on his arm, he cannot play his oud and instead wanders the epic landscapes searching for answers to a complex past and daunting future.
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Underplayed (Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Stacey Lee)
Music documentary portrays radical female artists breaking the rhythm of inequality in the electronic music industry and opening doors for the next generation.
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Yer Old Faither (Country: Australia; Year: 2020; Director: Heather Croall; Writer: Karin Altmann, Heather Croall; Stars: John Croall, Heather Croall, Gary McNair)
A documentary about a Scottish obstetrician who moved to Australia and brought hundreds of children into the world.
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