Hero (1982 film)

Hero
Directed byBarney Platts-Mills
Written byBarney Platts-Mills
Produced byAndrew St. John
CinematographyAdam Barker-Mill
Music byJimmy Davidson
Al Fraser
Paul Steen
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageScottish Gaelic

Hero is a 1982 British independent adventure-fantasy film written and directed by Barney Platts-Mills. Based on The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne from the Fenian Cycle of Scottish mythology, the dialogue is spoken entirely in Scottish Gaelic.[1]

The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2][3]

Plot

Set in medieval Scotland. A young hero joins a band of warriors but becomes enmeshed in a power struggle with their leader.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 17. Bowker, 1989. ISBN 9780824052171.
  2. ^ Stefano Reggiani. "Ecco i film che a Venezia si contendono i Leoni d'oro". La Stampa (183). 28 July 1982.
  3. ^ Forsyth Hardy (1990). Scotland in Film. Edinburgh University Press, 1990. ISBN 0748601600.


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