''Silent Roar'' is a 2023 British film. It is written and directed by Johnny Barrington in his feature length debut.

Synopsis

Dondo (McCartney) is a young surfer mourning his father’s disappearance at sea with a crush on Sas, who dreams of escaping the island. Dondo’s behaviour is further altered by an unusual church minister’s arrival on the island.

Cast

Louis McCartney Louis McCartney is a stage, television and film actor from Northern Ireland. Early life From Belfast, he is the son of screenwriter Michael McCartney. His mother is a holistic therapist. He has an older brother who works as an ocean explorationi ...

as Dondo *

Ella Lily Hyland Ella Lily Hyland (born 3 June 1998) is an Irish actress. Early life From Carlow, Ireland, her grandfather Dinny Hyland was a record-breaking Irish pole vaulter. Her cousin Jamie Hyland is an All-Ireland schools champion in athletics. She traine ...

as Sas * Mark Lockyer *

Fiona Bell Fiona Bell is a British actress, known for her role as Sergeant Angela McLeod in the ITV drama series ''Soldier Soldier'' (1997-1998), as Donna Killick in the BBC One crime drama series ''Shetland'' (2018) and as Hilary in the ''BBC One'' drama ...

as Norma * Victoria Balnaves as Veronica * Anders Hayward as Kenny * Pablo Raybould as Norman * Chinenwy Ezeude as Swiss Jesus * Tip Cullen as Willy * Mark Lockyer as Reverend Paddy

Production

Written and directed by Johnny Barrington, the film is set in the

Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...

. The picture is produced by Chris Young. The film had support from

Screen Scotland The Moving Image Archive is a collection of Scottish film and video recordings at the National Library of Scotland, held at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. There are over 46,000 items within the collection, and over 2,600 of these are publicly av ...

BBC Film BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'', '' Alan Pa ...

, and the

BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

Filming

Principal photography began in Scotland in September 2021. Filming locations included the

Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated b ...

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all t ...

on August 18, 2023. It has been awarded the high-profile opening gala slot at the festival.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silent Roar British drama films Scottish drama films Films set in the Outer Hebrides Films shot in the Outer Hebrides