Moon Dogs

COMEDY / DRAMA / 2016 / 92MIN

Up Helly Aa / Ripple World Pictures / Present in association with Creative Scotland / FFfilm Cymru Wales / Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland

producer: Kathy Speirs
co-producer: Suzanne Reid
co-producers: Dominic Wright, Jaqueline Kerrin
writers: Raymond Friel and Derek Boyle
director: Philip John

‘Not one, not two but three stars are born in this beautiful movie’.
Irvine Welsh

synopsis

A Celtic road trip following teenage stepbrothers Michael and Thor from Shetland to Glasgow aspiring singer Caitlin beguiles both boys and passions come to a head with a music festival and an ancient Norse ceremony as the backdrop.

key cast

Tara Lee (The Fall, A date for Mad Mary), Jack Parry-Jones (Bang, Attrition), Christy O’Donnell (Knuckledust, Find me in Paris), Shauna Macdonald (The Descent, Nails), Denis Lawson (Local Hero, Bleak House), Tam Dean Burn (Shell, Miss Julie) Kate Bracken (Calibre, One of Us), Niall Greig Fulton (Sunset Song, Let us Prey), Jamie Sives (Guilt, Wibar wants to kill himself), Claire Cage (Submarine, Just Jim), Sheila Donald (The Steamie, New Town Killers).

Original soundtrack: Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

distribution & awards

Best International First Feature – Galway Film Fleadh 2016.
Nominated for a Bafta Scotland award for Best Film
Best Actor (Jack Parry Jones) – BAFTA Cymru
Audience award at the IFFMH
Best Film & Best Actor – Newport Beach Film Festival 2017.
Theatrically released in UK/Ireland 2017
Distributor : Amber Content
Bought for Broadcast by BBC Scotland.