Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first feature film in Scottish Gaelic. It is a film from the Scottish Gaelic community starring local Gaelic-speaking actors from the Highlands and Isles and was filmed entirely on the Isle of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach) off the West Coast of Scotland.
Seachd is not a Hollywood film. The film was shot across just 25 days on a tiny budget, but it is a film with a big heart and it represents the lives of people living in a part of the world that has yet to be shown on the big screen.
The soundtrack to Seachd features some of Gaeldom's greatest living vocalists and musicians - and ancient Gaelic instruments such as the Carnyx (Celtic battle horn), the metal strung Clàrsach (Gaelic harp) and the triplepipes (the predecessor of the bagpipes).
Thank you so much to all the MySpacers that have helped to get our small budgeted but big hearted film into cinemas in the UK and hopefully soon the rest of the world!
Simon Miller
Writer-Director
Story
Làn fhìrinn na sgeòil. The truth is in the story. When a young man, Angus, visits his dying Grandfather in hospital he cannot hold back his boyhood quest for the truth - the truth behind the death of his parents and the truth behind his Grandfather's ancient, incredible, fearful stories. Stories from the whole swathe of Gaelic history of poisoned lovers, bloody revenge, water-horses and Spanish gold. His Grandfather hijacks Angus' life for one last time leading him to one of Scotland's most treacherous mountains, The Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye, and an ancient truth he never expected to find. Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first Scottish Gaelic feature film.
Làn fhìrinn na sgeòil. Tha Aonghas air a bhith air tòir na fìrinn o òige, miann a tha a' teannachadh na inntinn 's na chorp nuair a thuigeas e gu bheil am bàs gu laighe air a Sheanar. Tha fios aig Aonghas gu bheil an t-àm dha eòlas a chur air an fhìrinn mu bhàs a phàrantan 's cuideachd mu sgeulachdan a Sheanair. Sgeulachdan iongantach, eagalach a thug air cuairt tro eachdraidh nan Gaidheal iad le gaol, sabaid, eich-uisge agus òr Spàinnteach nam measg. Tha Aonghas 's a Sheanair a' gabhail aon chuairt eile còmhla, cuairt a tha gan toirt gu mullach Sgùrr Dearg 's gu fìrinn ris nach robh dùil sam bith.
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Details Language Gàidhlig (with English subtitles)
Running time 90 minutes UK release date October 5, 2007 International release date Coming soon Pronounciation "Seachd" is pronounced sh-a-k
Crew Directed by Simon Miller Produced by Christopher Young Story by Simon Miller and Jo Cockwell Screenplay by Jo Cockwell, Iseabail T NicDhòmhnaill, Iain F. MacLeòid, Aonghas MacNeacail, Simon Miller Co-directors Calum MacFhionghain, Iain F. MacLeòid, Christine Mhoireasdan Cinematography by Ian Dodds Editing by Aonghas MacAoid Sound design by John L Cobban Production design by Laurel Wear Costume design by Bobby McCulla Hair & make-up design by Deborah Ross Associate producer by Morag Stiùbhart
Starring Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul as Grandfather Pàdruig Moireasdan as Aonghas (aged 9) Colla Dòmhnallach as Aonghas (aged 20) Dolina MacLennan as Grandmother Daibhidh Walker as Archie Winnie Brook Young as Màiri Crisdean Dòmhnallach as Donnchadh Annie NicLeòid as Akira Gunn Calum MacFhionghain as The Magician Scott Handy as Patrick Loch Toby Robertson as The Duke of Sutherland Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir as Akira's father Iain Macrae as Macdonald Vidal Sancho as The Spaniard Isabel NicRath as Sìleas
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