Peter Mullan plays golfer Tom Morris Photo: Courtesy of Edinburgh Film Festival Jason Connery's golf drama Tommy's Honour was named Best Feature Film at the BAFTA Scotland awards last night.
It was a good night for its co-star Peter Mullan - who plays Tom Morris Snr in the film, alongside Jack Lowden - as he was named Best Actor for his portrayal of the titular homeless character in Jake Gavin's Hector.
The Best Actress award went to Kate Dickie for her role in Tom Geens' Couple In A Hole. The animation prize was won by Cat Bruce, for No Place Like Home, while the short film prize went to Duncan Cowles and writer Ross Hogg for their study of memory and identity, Isabella - it was a particular moment of triumph for Hogg, as it is his first BAFTA win after being nominated four times in the past four years.
It was a good night for its co-star Peter Mullan - who plays Tom Morris Snr in the film, alongside Jack Lowden - as he was named Best Actor for his portrayal of the titular homeless character in Jake Gavin's Hector.
The Best Actress award went to Kate Dickie for her role in Tom Geens' Couple In A Hole. The animation prize was won by Cat Bruce, for No Place Like Home, while the short film prize went to Duncan Cowles and writer Ross Hogg for their study of memory and identity, Isabella - it was a particular moment of triumph for Hogg, as it is his first BAFTA win after being nominated four times in the past four years.
- 11/7/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
★★★★☆ Hector, a heartfelt road movie driven by a tremendous performance from Ken Loach regular Peter Mullan, is an assured debut feature from writer-director Jake Gavin. The photojournalist turned filmmaker lovingly constructs the tale of homeless nomad 'Hec' who, estranged from his family in Glasgow, has roamed the UK’s highways and byways for nearly fifteen years. A methodical, gently simmering family drama, it serves up a bittersweet realist alternative to standard festive fare.
- 1/2/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Peter Mullan plays a vagrant searching for his sister in a naturalistic tale that’s indebted to Ken Loach
The spirit of Ken Loach hangs over this surprisingly warm and rewardingly aware tale of homelessness at Christmas. Peter Mullan is very much in his element as the itinerant Hector with whom we travel to Glasgow for an ominous-sounding hospital appointment (“just some test results”), to Newcastle in search of his sister, and thence to London for a sojourn in the shelter that has become his regular Yuletide home. En route, he encounters kindness, aggression, bereavement and bewilderment, his desire to reconnect with his family tempered by the omnipresent suggestion that he is still running away from something – perhaps everything.
From Hardeep Singh Kohli’s bat-wielding shopkeeper to Sarah Solemani’s shelter manager, debut writer/director Jake Gavin paves Hector’s odyssey with encounters that prove kind hearts are indeed more than coronets.
The spirit of Ken Loach hangs over this surprisingly warm and rewardingly aware tale of homelessness at Christmas. Peter Mullan is very much in his element as the itinerant Hector with whom we travel to Glasgow for an ominous-sounding hospital appointment (“just some test results”), to Newcastle in search of his sister, and thence to London for a sojourn in the shelter that has become his regular Yuletide home. En route, he encounters kindness, aggression, bereavement and bewilderment, his desire to reconnect with his family tempered by the omnipresent suggestion that he is still running away from something – perhaps everything.
From Hardeep Singh Kohli’s bat-wielding shopkeeper to Sarah Solemani’s shelter manager, debut writer/director Jake Gavin paves Hector’s odyssey with encounters that prove kind hearts are indeed more than coronets.
- 12/13/2015
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
First-time writer-director Jake Gavin’s sweet portrait of homelessness is far removed from Ken Loach’s gritty, desperate dramas
Down the M6 goes Hector, hitch-hiking to London to spend Christmas in a favourite shelter. Fifteen years on the street, Hector (Peter Mullan) knows how dangerous homelessness can be, but it’s not clear if first-time writer-director Jake Gavin does too. Bar an icy blast of tragedy in the opening act, Hector’s life is pretty sweet. The shelter’s wonderful: the staff are saintly and there’s seconds on the cooked breakfast. It’s refreshing that not every film need be so desperate about homelessness, but Hector is social realism that often feels unrelated to reality. “Hunger is being used as a weapon,” said director Ken Loach recently, citing the “conscious cruelty” of Tory cuts. Fiction has offered Hector a warm cuddly shield.
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Down the M6 goes Hector, hitch-hiking to London to spend Christmas in a favourite shelter. Fifteen years on the street, Hector (Peter Mullan) knows how dangerous homelessness can be, but it’s not clear if first-time writer-director Jake Gavin does too. Bar an icy blast of tragedy in the opening act, Hector’s life is pretty sweet. The shelter’s wonderful: the staff are saintly and there’s seconds on the cooked breakfast. It’s refreshing that not every film need be so desperate about homelessness, but Hector is social realism that often feels unrelated to reality. “Hunger is being used as a weapon,” said director Ken Loach recently, citing the “conscious cruelty” of Tory cuts. Fiction has offered Hector a warm cuddly shield.
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- 12/10/2015
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
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
When the real issues in society are addressed in cinema there is often a fine line between presenting a true portrayal of problems and missing the mark by quite a bit. Jake Gavin’s Hector is the former of the two, which becomes painfully clear pretty quick. With Peter Mullan in the title role it comes as no
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- 12/10/2015
- by Thomas Alexander
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From performances in Trainspotting, Top of the Lake, Tyrannosaur, Red Riding, War Horse, Boy A, Children of Men, and more to directorial work like Neds and The Magdalene Sisters, Peter Mullan has crafted out a distinct career with a distinct voice. As a fitting birthday present for the actor (who turns 56 today), we have the first trailer for his next feature, Hector.
The directorial debut of Jake Gavin, it follows Mullan’s character as a homeless man who embarks on a journey from Scotland to London and reconnects to those in his storied life along the way. While there’s no U.S. distribution set yet, it’ll arrive next month in the U.K. and looks to have another great performance from Mullan.
Check out the the trailer below (with a hat tip to Screen Relish) for the film also starring Sarah Solemani, Keith Allen, Stephen Tompkinson, Natalie Gavin and Sharon Rooney.
The directorial debut of Jake Gavin, it follows Mullan’s character as a homeless man who embarks on a journey from Scotland to London and reconnects to those in his storied life along the way. While there’s no U.S. distribution set yet, it’ll arrive next month in the U.K. and looks to have another great performance from Mullan.
Check out the the trailer below (with a hat tip to Screen Relish) for the film also starring Sarah Solemani, Keith Allen, Stephen Tompkinson, Natalie Gavin and Sharon Rooney.
- 11/2/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
New additions to programme include Karen Gillan’s directorial short debut Coward, Hector starring Peter Mullan and music documentary Big Gold Dream.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has announced a number of Scottish titles for its upcoming edition, running June 17-28.
Alongside the previously announced Opening and Closing Galas of The Legend of Barney Thomson and Iona, this year’s festival will also screen Jake Gavin’s Hector, starring Peter Mullan, Karen Gillan’s directorial short debut Coward and the world premiere of music documentary Big Gold Dream, which will be followed by an exclusive live gig from singer/songwriter Vic Godard and friends.
Other Scottish titles include The Shammasian Brothers’ Pyramid Texts, Colin Kennedy’s directorial debut feature Swung, Martin Radich’s Norfolk, Talulah Riley’s writer/directorial debut feature Scottish Mussel, Karen Guthrie’s The Closer We Get and Vicky Matthews’ documentary Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace.
Joining Gillan...
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has announced a number of Scottish titles for its upcoming edition, running June 17-28.
Alongside the previously announced Opening and Closing Galas of The Legend of Barney Thomson and Iona, this year’s festival will also screen Jake Gavin’s Hector, starring Peter Mullan, Karen Gillan’s directorial short debut Coward and the world premiere of music documentary Big Gold Dream, which will be followed by an exclusive live gig from singer/songwriter Vic Godard and friends.
Other Scottish titles include The Shammasian Brothers’ Pyramid Texts, Colin Kennedy’s directorial debut feature Swung, Martin Radich’s Norfolk, Talulah Riley’s writer/directorial debut feature Scottish Mussel, Karen Guthrie’s The Closer We Get and Vicky Matthews’ documentary Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace.
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- 5/19/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Road trip comedy to co-star Laura Carmichael and Chloe Pirrie.
Paris-based Urban Distribution International (Udi) has picked up sales on Chanya Button’s upcoming road-trip comedy Burn, Burn, Burn on the eve of its shoot.
Downton Abbey actress Laura Carmichael and Chloe Pirrie (Shell), a Screen Star of Tomorrow and Bafta Breakthrough Brit in 2013, are set to co-star as two friends who travel across Britain to scatter the ashes of their late best friend Dan.
Other cast members include Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer.
The women take turns driving with Dan in the glove compartment, in a tupperware container, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses.
“Burn Burn Burn is the perfect feelgood movie - the one you want to see after a hard day’s work with your best friend, or again on TV and VOD with your mum,” said Udi chief Frederic Corvez.
“It’s funny, insolent, tender, smart...
Paris-based Urban Distribution International (Udi) has picked up sales on Chanya Button’s upcoming road-trip comedy Burn, Burn, Burn on the eve of its shoot.
Downton Abbey actress Laura Carmichael and Chloe Pirrie (Shell), a Screen Star of Tomorrow and Bafta Breakthrough Brit in 2013, are set to co-star as two friends who travel across Britain to scatter the ashes of their late best friend Dan.
Other cast members include Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer.
The women take turns driving with Dan in the glove compartment, in a tupperware container, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses.
“Burn Burn Burn is the perfect feelgood movie - the one you want to see after a hard day’s work with your best friend, or again on TV and VOD with your mum,” said Udi chief Frederic Corvez.
“It’s funny, insolent, tender, smart...
- 10/14/2014
- ScreenDaily
Company also handling Ognjen Svilicic’s These Are The Rules, which world premieres in Venice’s Orizzonti.
Paris-based Urban Distribution International (Udi) is heading to the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14) with a packed slate this year.
The company has four films in the festival and will unveil new footage on upcoming pictures including the Peter Mullan-starrer Hec McAdam and animation Long Way North, about a young girl who sets out to conquer the North Pole, in the market.
Ahead of Toronto, Udi is also representing Croatian director Ognjen Svilicic’s gritty drama These Are The Rules, about a couple coming to terms with the death of their only son in a street attack, which premieres in Venice’s Orizzonti section today (Aug 29).
“It’s a powerful film around a difficult subject capturing the life of a couple, how they cope, and life in contemporary Croatian as they battle with bureaucracy and administrative injustice,” said...
Paris-based Urban Distribution International (Udi) is heading to the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14) with a packed slate this year.
The company has four films in the festival and will unveil new footage on upcoming pictures including the Peter Mullan-starrer Hec McAdam and animation Long Way North, about a young girl who sets out to conquer the North Pole, in the market.
Ahead of Toronto, Udi is also representing Croatian director Ognjen Svilicic’s gritty drama These Are The Rules, about a couple coming to terms with the death of their only son in a street attack, which premieres in Venice’s Orizzonti section today (Aug 29).
“It’s a powerful film around a difficult subject capturing the life of a couple, how they cope, and life in contemporary Croatian as they battle with bureaucracy and administrative injustice,” said...
- 8/29/2014
- ScreenDaily
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