Peter Mullan as Hector: 'I don't think any first-time director making a film with Peter Mullan in the lead role could deny being very, very nervous for the first couple of days' Many of the Christmas movies served up at this time of year are as heavily seasoned as Christmas dinner, complete with sugar-overload, but there are nearly always one or two little gems to look out for that celebrate the humanism and warmth of the season in less in-your-face ways. In the States, Christmas, Again is offering offbeat thoughtfulness and, here in the UK, Jake Gavin's debut film Hector explores what it means to be homeless in a season synonymous with hearth and family, without descending into misery.
Jake Gavin on the red carpet at Edinburgh Film Festival. Photo: Rob O'Donnell, Eiff, Edinburgh International Film Festival All Rights Reserved Gavin's film is a portrait of the eponymous Hector - a homeless pensioner,...
Jake Gavin on the red carpet at Edinburgh Film Festival. Photo: Rob O'Donnell, Eiff, Edinburgh International Film Festival All Rights Reserved Gavin's film is a portrait of the eponymous Hector - a homeless pensioner,...
- 12/10/2015
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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