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UNITED KINGDOM · 1983

Local Hero

Bill Forsyth
corporate greed vs. community values culture clash small town life environmental conflict personal transformation
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Synopsis

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

Year1983
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorBill Forsyth
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