Ill Fares the Land (1983)

The story of the last two years the inhabitants of the islands of St Kilda (far off the west coast of Scotland) spent there, before being evacuated at their own request. This film, originally shown at the London Film Festival, marked the screen debut of writer and director Bill Bryden, who made his theatre reputation directing at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre and the National Theatre. In persuasive style.

Released

1983-11-01

Genres

Drama

Runtime

102 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Bill Bryden

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 1 votes