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Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle
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Wikipedia article
'Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle' is a 2007 Scottish Gaelic-language British film by first-time director, Simon Miller from a story by Simon Miller and Joanne Cockwell. It stars Patrick Morrison/'Pdruig Moireasdan' and the Gaelic writer and poet Angus Peter Campbell/'Aonghas Pdraig Chaimbeul'. It is the first contemporary feature-length film in Scottish Gaelic and was based on a previous Gaelic short film, 'Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop', also by Miller.
Filming began in April 2006 around the Inaccessible Pinnacle at the top of Sgurr Dearg in the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, and was completed in August 2006. The film screened at the Celtic Media Festival in March 2007,[http://www.celticfilm.co.uk/ The Celtic Media Festival] and made its world premiere at the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival in August 2007.
The word in the title means "seven" and references the number of stories the grandfather originally told.
Plot
When a young man, Angus, visits his dying grandfather in hospital he cannot hold back his boyhood quest for the truth - the truth behind the death of his parents and the truth behind his grandfather's ancient, incredible, fearful stories. Stories from the whole swathe of Gidhealtachd history of poisoned lovers, bloody revenge, water-horses and Spanish gold. His grandfather hijacks Angus' life, for one last time leading him to one of Scotland's most treacherous mountains, the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye, and an ancient truth he never expected to find.
BAFTA controversy
In the autumn of 2007, BAFTA refused to put the film, along with the Welsh-language film 'Calon Gaeth', forward as candidates for the Best Foreign Language Film Category at the 2008 Academy Awards. Christopher Young, the film's producer, claimed that the decision was "anti-Gaelic" and resigned his membership of BAFTA. The issue was raised in the Scottish Parliament.
Production
The film received funding from the Gaelic Media Service, BBC Alba, the Glasgow Film Office and Scottish Screen. It had a budget of 655,000 ($1.3m) and was shot on Skye in 2006.
Reception
The film was nominated for 3 BAFTAs and Miller for the Michael Powell Award and was warmly received with comparisons drawn to works such as Big Fish and The Princess Bride.
Cast
*Angus Peter Campbell/'Aonghas Pdraig Caimbeul' as Grandfather
*Patrick Morrison/'Pdruig Moireasdan' as Aonghas (aged 9)
*Coll Macdonald/'Colla Dmhnallach' as Aonghas (aged 20)
*Dolina MacLennan as Grandmother
*David Walker/'Daibhidh Walker' as Archie
*Winnie Brook Young as Miri
*Chris Macdonald/'Crsdean Dmhnallach' as Donnchadh
*Annie Macleod/'Annie NicLeid' as Akira Gunn
*Calum MacFhionghain as The Magician
*Scott Handy as Patrick Loch
*Toby Robertson as The Duke of Sutherland
*Mrtainn Mac an t-Saoir as Akira's father
*Iain Macrae as Macdonald/'An Dmhnallach'
*Vidal Sancho as The Spaniard
*Isabel NicRath as Sleas
*Meg Bateman as Sleas' mother
*Charles Quinnell/'Tearlach Quinnell' as 'Each Uisge'/Water-horse
*Kathleen MacInnes/'Kathleen NicAonghais' as Catriona
*Eghainn MacFhionghain as Calum
*Angus Macdonald/'Aonghas MacDhmhnaill' as The Eldest Son/'Am Mac Bu Shine'
*Kathleen Macdonald/Kathleen NicDhmhnaill as Ailsa Macleod/'Eilis NicLeid'
*Iain "Seonachan" MacLeid as Alec
*Aonghas Iain MacDhmhnaill as Eghainn
*Lachlan Graham as Neach-Leanmhainn
*Niall Caimbeul as Gerrd/Neach-ciil
*Coinneach MacEalair Saighdear
*Jim Sutherland as Neach-ciil
*Marian Lloyd as Neach-ciil
*Iseabail Strachan as Neach-ciil
*Fiona NicAsgaill as Neach-ciil
References
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