Stuck in a dead-end job, Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Together they set out to explore the curious and magnificent natural wonders that surround their seaside home. Soon, Graham finds himself falling in love with the beautiful town doctor, Mary. Before long, the three become inseparable friends.

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

English

6.4

♡ 12

71%

Ralph Nelson Director

Rutger Hauer as Blane Van Niekirk

Archie Duncan as Gordon

Michael Caine as Jim Keogh

Helmut Dantine as Prosecuting Counsel

Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination

The Gorbals Story

1950

English

4.9

♡ 2

David MacKane Director

Archie Duncan as Bull

Roddy McMillan as Hector

Marjorie Thomson as Jean Mutrie

Sybil Thomson as Magdalene

A successful artist recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. In flashback his recalls the events and characters he shared with in a slum tenement building.