Terence Davies writes and directs this adaptation of the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Set on a small farm in rural Aberdeenshire in the early 1900s, the story follows the life of young farm girl Chris Guthrie (Agyness Deyn) as she fights for her independence from her tyrannical father (Peter Mullan). After witnessing the brutal flogging of her brother at the hands of her father, Chris meets Ewan (Kevin Guthrie), a handsome young farmer who falls for her unabashedly and promises her a better life. Can Chris ever truly escape her painful past and be completely happy?
- Cast
- Peter Mullan, Agyness Deyn, Ian Pirie, Niall Greig Fulton, Kevin Guthrie, Jack Greenlees, Hugh Ross, John Michie, Douglas Rankine, Julian Nest
- Genres
- Drama
- Language
- English
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