Hinterland (2015 film)

Hinterland is a feature film written, directed, produced and starring Harry Macqueen. The film was released in UK on 27 February 2015. It was nominated Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival 2014 and Best Debut at the Beijing International Film Festival 2015. It was released by Soda Pictures. It was the UK's first carbon-neutral feature film.[1] The film was picked up by the streaming service MUBI in October 2015.

Hinterland
Directed byHarry Macqueen
Written byHarry Macqueen
Produced byHarry Macqueen
Starring
CinematographyBen Hecking
Music byGraham Hadfield
Production
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Distributed bySoda Pictures
Release date
  • 27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) (Raindance Film Festival)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£10,000

Plot

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When Harvey's (Harry Macqueen) childhood friend Lola (Lori Campbell) returns home after being abroad for many years, he takes her on a road-trip to the sea-side cottage where they spent much of their youth, rekindling their friendship along the way.

Reception

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The Telegraph called it 'A transporting debut'.,[2] "delicate and affecting" by The Guardian[3] and "a powerful and courageous masterpiece" by ALT Magazine. Sight & Sound described the film as "so evocative...filmgoers who like their love stories wistful would be well advised to seek it out". Mike McCahill wrote in Movie Mail that "the film's sincerity and elegance of expression are unquestionable. This work of quiet assurance deserves entry to that select group of 21st century films – Jamie Thraves' The Low Down, Alex Barrett's Life Just Is, perhaps Col Spector's Honeymooner, too – that come close to nailing the way modern British twentysomethings talk, think, feel and muddle through".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "HINTERLAND - OFFICIAL TRAILER 1". Vimeo. 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ Mike McCahill 26 February 2015 • 10:27am (26 February 2015). "Hinterland review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Leslie Felperin. "Hinterland review – wispy but affecting drama about young adulthood | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Hinterland: a moving British road trip". Moviemail.com. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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