Summaries

A 17-year old girl called Shell lives and works at a remote gas station in the Scottish Highlands with her father, Pete. Their physical isolation and reliance on each other triggers confusing emotions.

The story of Shell, a girl who lives with her father Pete in a remote gas station in the Scottish Highlands, in their struggle against the elements and the impossible love they feel during the last winter that she will be in that place. The Scottish Scott Graham in the feature film debut with an adaptation of his short Shell, winner of the London Short Film Festival. His next short film, Native Son, was released in the Critics' Week in Cannes in 2010.—Sddq.Shahid

Details

Keywords
  • loneliness
  • suicide of father
  • committing suicide
  • father daughter incest overtones
  • attempted incest
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 14, 2013
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Little Loch Broom, near Badcaul, Highland, Scotland
Production companies British Film Institute (BFI) Creative Scotland Brocken Spectre Jockey Mutch

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 31m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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