Sunset Song

2015, History/Drama, 2h 15m

115 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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Achingly lovely on both visual and narrative grounds, Sunset Song adds another small gem to writer-director Terence Davies' filmography. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

With World War I brewing and her family scattered across the countryside, a Scottish farm girl struggles to find her way.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Violence|Sexuality|Nudity)
  • Genre:
    History, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Terence Davies
  • Producer:
    Roy Boulter, Sol Papadopoulos, Nicolas Steil
  • Writer:
    Terence Davies
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $159.3K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Magnolia Pictures

Cast & Crew

Agyness Deyn
Agyness Deyn
Chris Guthrie
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
John Guthrie
Kevin Guthrie
Kevin Guthrie
Ewan Tavendale
Jack Greenlees
Jack Greenlees
Will Guthrie
Ian Pirie
Ian Pirie
Chae Strachan
Hugh Ross
Hugh Ross
Inspector
Niall Greig Fulton
Niall Greig Fulton
John Brigson
Douglas Rankine
Douglas Rankine
Long Rob
Terence Davies
Terence Davies
Director
Terence Davies
Terence Davies
Screenwriter
Roy Boulter
Roy Boulter
Producer
Sol Papadopoulos
Sol Papadopoulos
Producer
Nicolas Steil
Nicolas Steil
Producer
Bob Last
Bob Last
Executive Producer
Michael McDonough
Michael McDonough
Cinematographer
David Charap
David Charap
Film Editing
Gast Waltzing
Gast Waltzing
Original Music
Andy Harris
Andy Harris
Production Design
Sylvia Kasel
Sylvia Kasel
Set Decoration
Uli Simon
Uli Simon
Costume Design
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Critic Reviews for Sunset Song

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Audience Reviews for Sunset Song

  • Aug 25, 2016
    It's visual beauty is offset by the fact that the main character remains a cypher from begging to end.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Apr 22, 2016
    Want to visit Scotland but can't afford a plane ticket? Want to see it from a rural perspective, pre-WWl, but no one's invented a time machine yet? You could do worse than this brief visit with a family living their day-to-day lives. Not a lot of exposition here, but it's all beautifully filmed. It's dull in some places, no doubt like Scotland herself, and you'll long for a chase scene somewhere, anywhere, even if it's only in a supermarket.
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