Documentary, Music
Made entirely of Scottish film archive, a journey into our collective past, the film explores universal themes of love, loss, resistance, migration, work and play. Ordinary people, some long since dead, their names and identities largely forgotten, appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role. Brilliantly edited together, these silent individuals become composite characters, who emerge to tell us their stories, given voice by King Creosote's poetic music and lyrics
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Face to Face: The Schappell Twins
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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Small Talk
Evaporating Borders
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IMDB 8.5 | Sep , 2008
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IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 2019
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IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 2013
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IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 2013
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IMDB 5.9 | Jan , 2014
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1999
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 2014
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IMDB 7.3 | May , 2014
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IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 1938
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IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1938
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IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2016
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IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 2011
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IMDB 6 | Aug , 2015
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IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 4.9 | Mar , 2014
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