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Blessed (2008)

Blessed poster
Directed by
Mark Aldridge
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and her daughter move to a remote Scottish lighthouse. They struggle with their past and try to build a new life together.

atmosphericintrospectiveslow-pacedbittersweetintimatemelancholicunderstatedsomber

What happens

Blessed is a British drama film released on 24 October 2008 that was written and directed by Mark Aldridge. Its cast included well-known actors James Nesbitt, Natascha McElhone and Gary Lewis, as well as young Lillian Woods. It was filmed at the Ornsay Lighthouse on the islet Eilean Sionnach, and other locations around the Scottish Isle of Skye such as the village of Kyleakin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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