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Separado!

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Director Dylan Goch follows Gruff Rhys on a tour that takes in the theatres, nightclubs and desert teahouses of Wales, Brazil and the Argentine Andes as he discovers what became of his family, the Welsh Diaspora and its legacy.

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Andrea Hubert NME (New Musical Express) 05/19/2021
3/5
Separado! is an enjoyable history lesson the way one would have wanted to learn history, but perhaps one best learnt when it finds its way, as it certainly will, to your living room, rather than the big screen. Go to Full Review
Matthew Turner ViewLondon 11/04/2010
3/5
Power Rangers helmet aside, Separado! is an engaging, well made documentary that's both entertaining and informative. Go to Full Review
Alistair Harkness Scotsman 08/16/2010
4/5
An endearing fusion of the hit genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? and The Man Who Fell to Earth, with Rhys proving an unassuming, entertaining and insightful guide. Go to Full Review
Sophie Ivan Film4 08/05/2010
4/5
While it would be a stretch to say contemporary British cinema has been crying out for a micro-budget picaresque travelogue from a cult Welsh psych-rocker, it might just be a shade richer for it. Go to Full Review
David Aldridge Radio Times 08/02/2010
3/5
You don't have to be Welsh to appreciate Separado! ... but it helps. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 07/29/2010
3/5
It has a certain loping charm, but is too goofy to be very substantial. Go to Full Review
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01/27/2012 incredibly charming, funny, trippy, informative, and just fun. the music, of course, is gorgeous. See more 04/13/2011 Who Do You Think You Are, In Welsh, Dressed as a Power Ranger, whist singing songs from his album "Candy Lion". Its interesting, if frequently a bit random, and wasnt sure about the 70's pop culture throughout it. It strikes me as being more a film for himself than for everyone, but still very good. See more 02/25/2011 Great stuff from Gruff Check out his new album Hotel Shampoo See more 11/06/2010 Mildly amusing but not worth the trouble. See more 08/05/2010 The Welsh in Patagonia - not much more to add to what's already been told is there? Well, this is just about the most enjoyable film I've seen in a long time - informative, funny, brilliant music and odd to boot. Not on wide release, but worth catching on a big screen if you can! See more Mike M 07/25/2010 Segments of Goch's film feel a little rushed and underdeveloped, an issue perhaps to do with trying to combine tour and shooting schedules... Still, as with the White Stripes' leftfield tour feature "Under Great White Northern Lights", this is a case of a musician going off the beaten track and seeking to engage with something wider then their usual circles: the genial Rhys is tremendously good company throughout, and some of his findings - an Argentinian phone book replete with columns of Williamses; communities with names like Gaiman and Dolavon, stocked with tea shops and daffodils; the brothers Leonardo and Alejandro Jones, straight outta Betsw y Coed - are as unexpected and beguilingly odd as anything to be found on your standard SFA album. Goch doesn't stray too far from the remit of a record company promo - Rhys's latest, eminently melodic songs are carefully showcased - but "Separado!" might just also be approached as an enjoyably trippy, shambling episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?". "I was chased by an armadillo," our tourguide confesses at one point, "and I didn't know whether or not it was dangerous." See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Director Dylan Goch follows Gruff Rhys on a tour that takes in the theatres, nightclubs and desert teahouses of Wales, Brazil and the Argentine Andes as he discovers what became of his family, the Welsh Diaspora and its legacy.
Director
Dylan Goch, Gruff Rhys
Producer
Catryn Ramasut
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
Welsh
Runtime
1h 24m