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Star Trek meets Buena Vista Social Club in this psychedelic western musical as Welsh pop legend GRUFF RHYS (Super Furry Animals) takes us on a pan continental road trip in search of his long lost Patagonian uncle, the poncho wearing guitarist RENE GRIFFITHS.--©Official Site
2.9 out of 5 based on 8 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Documentary |
| Director |
Gruff Rhys Dyl 'Goch' Jones |
| Cast |
Gruff Rhys |
| Studio |
ie ie Productions |
| Release Date |
July 2010 |
| Running Time |
84 mins |
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Star Trek meets Buena Vista Social Club in this psychedelic western musical as Welsh pop legend GRUFF RHYS (Super Furry Animals) takes us on a pan continental road trip in search of his long lost Patagonian uncle, the poncho wearing guitarist RENE GRIFFITHS.--©Official Site
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Reviews
The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
“An appealing melange, and Rhys (who made the film with Dylan Goch) is a likeable guide, chatting enthusiastically to locals and joining them in concerts in village halls.”
01/08/2010
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Variety
Andrew Barker
“Yet even when nonstop digressions begin to test one's patience, the film is always easy on the eyes and ears, and a dramatization of 19th-century Welsh emigration via Bollywood-style interpretive dance is worth the price of admission.”
22/07/2010
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Empire Magazine
Philip Wilding
“Part paean to the Welsh language, part tour diary, it’s a scrapbook of flickering psychedelic folk and handheld shots of a landscape speeding by... Strange and at times a hit and miss but worth checking out if you are a fan of the music or history.”
01/08/2010
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The Independent on Sunday
Nicholas Barber
“Whimsical.”
01/08/2010
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The Observer
Philip French
“The material is not particularly new. But Rhys is an entertaining guide and he meets some interesting people along the way...”
30/07/2010
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The Daily Telegraph
Sukhdev Sandhu
“It all adds up to a superior and rather touching music doc, likely to appeal to admirers of Vincent Moon’s work at La Blogotheque”
29/07/2010
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Time Out
David Jenkins
“The film ends up being a gentle and entertaining study of a man trying to make sense of how people remain connected to their birthplace. Beware, though, of one or two moments when the makers have gone off-message in the edit...”
29/07/2010
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The Times
Kevin Maher
“Although Rhys is clearly a gifted musician and an eccentric stage performer, he is something close to a charisma vacuum whenever he’s on camera. He mumbles a lot, speaks in half-finished sentences, and simply cannot carry this travelogue entirely on his shoulders. ”
29/07/2010
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