Do Not Go Gentle (2001)

Original title

Oed Yr Addewid

Directed by

Emlyn Williams

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man reflects on his past and faces the end of his life. The story explores family relationships and memories in a rural Welsh setting.

reflectivepoeticcontemplativeslow-pacedmelancholicintimateunderstated

What happens

Do Not Go Gentle (Welsh: Oed Yr Addewid) is a 2001 British film directed by Emlyn Williams. It was the United Kingdom's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was produced by Alun Ffred Jones and stars Stewart Jones, Gwenno Hodgkins, Arwel Gruffydd, Marged Esli, Caroline Berry and Romolo Bruni. The Welsh title translates literally as "Age Pledge". The English title is a reference to the Dylan Thomas poem "Do not go gentle into that good night". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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