Summary
A provocative and poetic exploration of how the British people have seen their own land through more than a century of cinema. A hallucinated journey of immense beauty and brutality. A kaleidoscopic essay on how magic and madness have linked human beings to nature since the beginning of time.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
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- You want to half-watch while scrolling
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −14 min on the typical 96
typical 9682Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2017
October 8, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Paul Wright Director
Production · 9
- Clara Glynn Executive Producer
- Mary Burke Executive Producer
- Ross McKenzie Executive Producer
- Mark Bell Executive Producer
- John Archer Producer
- Mark Atkin Co-Producer
Editing · 8
- Michael Aaglund Editor
- Adam Scovell Archival Footage Research
- Chas Chalmers Online Editor
- Ian Ballantyne Colorist
- Simon McCallum Archival Footage Research
- Michael Trevett Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Adrian Utley Original Music Composer
- Will Gregory Original Music Composer
- Dario Swade Sound Designer
- John Cobban Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gemma Dempsey Music Supervisor
- Deborah Rawlings Music Supervisor
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