The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Gospel singer Beth and her cowboy boyfriend Steve leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they're about to learn the real meaning of sacrifice.
Ratings
IMDb3.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Robin HardyDirector
- Robin HardyWriter
- John ScottOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Graham McTavishSir Lachlan Morrison
- Honeysuckle WeeksLolly
- Christopher LeeOld Man
- Clive RussellBeame
- Callum MitchellStrange Scottish Villager
- Henry GarrettSteve Thomson
- Christopher LeveauxChristopher
- Jacqueline LeonardLady Delia Morrison
- Prue ClarkeMary Hellier
- Lesley MackieDaisy
- David PlimmerJack
- Brittania NicolBeth Boothby
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksacrificescotlandsupernaturaldark comedyfolk horrorscottish highlandschristian missionaryre-imaginingcompanion piececannibalismindependent film