The North

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Benjamin T @drexciyan_cruiser 19h the two main characters are extremely unlikeable, and in such a stunning location i was expecting way more cinematography-wise. See more Alison O @RT20141320 2d A delicious antidote to Hollywood - slow and sumptuous - a pace appropriate to a film where nothing is spelled out, but the relationship, camaraderie, and shortcomings in expectations of each other, the two protagonists play with a subtlety that struck true during an enforced month’s trekking together through the West Highlands in all its glorious majesty, and at times, misery (rain and midgies). The stunning cinematography never looked contrived, only once turning into a fleeting Visit Scotland cliché. Perhaps the unlikely way in which Lluis overhears Chris talking about him during a phone call, together with the strange lone woman who appears out of nowhere to do some impressive yelling when the weather made it pretty obvious the three were never going to see a sunrise were minor anomalies. Even the excerpt advertising awareness of testicular cancer wasn’t unlikely on what is an iconic walk. I would gladly have watched this utterly immersive film for hours longer than just 2. See more Sam T @RT97519276 May 21 This film absolutely won me round. It sets its own pace and, just like a long walk, there’re no shortcuts! But if you meet the film where it’s at it takes you on a gentle, beautiful journey. The scenery and soundscape is stunning, the acting is beautifully unstated and genuine. The story avoids all the normal tropes and pitfalls and the ending is so powerful. I highly recommend seeing this film in the cinema See more C E @CarolineE May 19 Such disparate reviews for this fabulously emotive, layered well acted film. Yes, theoretically not much happens. At the same time, so much does if you care to read into it. Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis, (Carles Pulido) make their parts seem so natural you feel you're on the trip alongside them. You feel the emotions of both trying to navigate life through the changing role and instability of men in the 21st century. One doing what is expected of him, work, relationship and thoughts towards maybe having a child. The other, lost, not quite knowing what he wants and aware of other limitations. They are both foreign nationals - which also makes life difficult. Neither are fundamentally happy. But they are good men trying to find their way through a rocky and unpredictable terrain both literally and metaphorically. See more Henk v @RT43845867 Jan 4 Some people are going to find this movie boring and pointless. Others, like me, see a beautiful portrait of time, friendship and the minutiae of life. See more Michelle C @RT34196344 Nov 27 The best thing about this movie was that the dialogue didn’t distract from the beauty of the Scottish Highlands! Slow, long scenes of 2 friends, Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis, (Carles Pulido) walking the West Highland Trail. They get up at 4.30am one morning to see the sunrise but it’s cloudy, reflective of the anticlimax of the movie. I want one of their phones, they last for weeks with no charge. There are strange expressions of feelings when Lluis declares he had early stage testicular cancer and Chris has a job where his colleague Tom calls him with problems sending spreadsheets, not that he can do anything while on the track! The 79yo Chris meets who has never been happier is the most likeable character. Boring and not plausibly in sections when they go there seperate ways but somehow find each other on the path. Not recommended See more Read all reviews

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