Sunshine on Leith 2013

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 100 min

genre: comedy

theme: romantic musical

director: Dexter Fletcher

Score: 5 / 10

Sunshine on Leith is a 2013 Scottish romantic musical film directed by Dexter Fletcher. It is an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, a jukebox musical featuring songs by the Proclaimers. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

The film starts in Afghanistan where an APC is on patrol while the passengers, including Davy Henshaw (George MacKay) and Ally (Kevin Guthrie), are nervous as to their survival ("Sky Takes the Soul"), before an ambush happens.

Cast

More details

author	Stephen Greenhorn
director	Dexter Fletcher
editor	Stuart Gazzard
genre	comedy
keywords	apc armoured personnel carrier blind date buy edinburgh edinburgh waverley railway station film star heart attack horrify how to i\'m gonna be i\'m on my way letter from america married couple nurse oh jean open princes street gardens railway station scottish national gallery sing sleep speak story telling sunshine on leith waverley railway station wedding anniversary
musicBy	Craig Reid Paul Englishby
producer	Andrew Macdonald British Film Institute
productionCompany	Black Camel Pictures British Film Institute Creative Scotland DNA Films
publisher	Entertainment Film Distributors
theme	jukebox musical musical musical comedy romantic musical