Blackbird (2013)
1h 30m
Running Time
June 25, 2013Release Date
Plot.
Young ballad singer Ruadhan watches in distress as the traditional fabric of life in his small Scottish village is inexorably eroded. With fish dying and no jobs on land, the young people are escaping to the cities. Meanwhile, the old people of the town, to whom Ruadhan feels closest and whose traditions he wants to preserve, are dying off.
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Cast & Crew.
Andrew Rothney
Ruadhan
Scarlett Mack
Amy
Patrick Wallace
Calum
Sheila Stewart
Lorna
Norman Maclean
Alec
Margaret Bennett
Isabella
John Craine
Director of Photography / Writer
Martin McEwan
Editor
Jamie Chambers
Writer / Original Music Composer / Director
Robyn Pete
Writer
Duncan Strachan
Original Music Composer
James Barrett
Producer
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Blackbird is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Jamie Chambers. The film stars Scottish Gaelic actor and comedian Norman Maclean (Scottish Gaelic: Tormod MacGill-Eain) alongside Scottish folklorist and singer Margaret Bennett and Traditional Folk singer Sheila Stewart. Actors Scarlett Mack, Andrew Rothney and Patrick Wallace also appear.