The Gaelic King

IMDb RATING

3.8/10

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Peter Cosgrove, Jake McGarry, and Shona Melrose in The Gaelic King (2017)

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Set in war-torn 800AD Scotland, The Gaelic King tells the story of warrior-king Alpin mac Eachdach. When his young brother is captured, Alpin must hunt the kidnappers though a dark forest th... Read allSet in war-torn 800AD Scotland, The Gaelic King tells the story of warrior-king Alpin mac Eachdach. When his young brother is captured, Alpin must hunt the kidnappers though a dark forest that hides an ancient power.Set in war-torn 800AD Scotland, The Gaelic King tells the story of warrior-king Alpin mac Eachdach. When his young brother is captured, Alpin must hunt the kidnappers though a dark forest that hides an ancient power.

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IMDb RATING

3.8/10

392

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film was received at Scottish Parliament in Spring 2018 for an exclusive event focusing on, 'Filmmaking in Scotland', with the main cast & crew in attendance.

Goofs
The credits are listed as order of appearance rather than cast members.

Quotes
Nathara: [Bows] Alpín, Son of Echdach, King of Dál Riada... your Father's reign was tragically brief - he could have achieved so much more... I fear his Kingdom died with him.
Alpin: Not while one Son of Echdach still has breath.

Soundtracks
Hope is Coming
Written by Matthew Todd
Performed by Kerrie Finlay and Stephen J. Chalk (as Stephen Chalk)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Low budget venture with passion and heart ...

This is a low budget venture. I say that to get it out of the way. There are reviewers, and plenty of them, who will attack a low budget venture because it doesn't have multi-million dollar CGI or effects - which is ludicrous.

I understand parts of this were Crowdfunded. What we end up with is clearly made with passion and, as far as I'm concerned looks good, features solid acting throughout and an engaging story. Occasionally, some of the dialogue is obscured by the music, and some of the fight scenes don't quite convince.

For all that, we have well written and really nicely played characters, and an effective villain (a Vampira-esque Kerry Browne as The Sorceress) and some good set pieces.

Director Philip Todd and other assorted Todds responsible for production and writing have done a commendable job and created something with passion and heart, enthusiastically played. My score is 7 out of 10.