Scottish Mussel (2015)

Directed by

Talulah Riley

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Glasgow criminal tries to poach rare freshwater pearl mussels in the Scottish Highlands. Along the way he falls for an English conservationist who is trying to protect them.

lightheartedquirkyromanticbittersweetlow-keycharmingoffbeat

What happens

Scottish Mussel is a 2015 comedy film, written and directed by Talulah Riley that revolves around the life of a Glaswegian criminal, Ritchie (Martin Compston), who becomes interested in poaching freshwater pearl mussels from rivers in the Highlands of Scotland. During the course of his criminal enterprise, he falls in love with Beth, played by Riley, who is a conservationist from England. The closing title song, which does not appear on the film soundtrack is called "So Beautiful" by Leeds-based band The Dunwells. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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