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, and an ancient truth he never expected to find.
Seachd - The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first feature film in the language of Scottish Gaelic to achieve mainstream cinematic distribution.
Directed by Simon Miller
Story by Jo Cockwell and Simon Miller
Written by Jo Cockwell, Iseabail T NicDhomhnaill, Iain F. MacLeoid, Aonghas MacNeacail, Simon Miller
Budget £700k. Production Finance: Gaelic Media Service, Scottish Screen, BBC Alba
Official selection major 10 major film festivals worldwide
Nominated for 3 Scottish BAFTAs
Reviews
"..continually surprises us with the range of its imagination and a unique structure that owes more to our oral storytelling tradition than Hollywood scriptwriting sessions."
Daily Record
"The breathtaking scenery of Skye and the rolling burr of the Gaelic tongue combine to create a poignant amalgam of quasi-mythical tales in this ambitious first feature from director Simon Miller."
Mark Kermode, The Observer
"Scottish heritage gets a boost in Seachd: The Inaccessible Peak, but more than that, it's a poignant ode to storytelling."
BBC
"To avoid this film because it is subtitled is to miss out on an opportunity to witness some amazing talent at work."
Eye For Film
"It's excellent."
The Sunday Times
"Dramatic, funny and spectacular...and steeped in Gaelic mythology."
The List
"Worth shouting about."
The Scotsman
"...tender, graceful."
The Herald
"...glows with warmth and humanity."
The Observer
"A magic, mystical tale of landscape, myth and storytelling."
The Telegraph
"A little piece of film-making history."
The Guardian
"A superb film filled with tons of passion and pride."
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