THE SUNDAY TIMES - "It's Excellent"

30th September 2007

The movie is called Seachd. No, that’s not a misprint for “searched”, but Gaelic for seven. The first Gaelic feature film to make it to the cinema, it comes out in Scotland on Friday, then in England, at a scattering of art houses, later in October.

It’s excellent, a family saga directed by an Englishman, although Simon Miller grew up in Scotland and has recently learnt Gaelic. But few in England are likely to see it, partly because cinemas say they can’t show a film the public can’t pronounce. Actually, Seachd is pronounced “shack”.

There will be no amusing Oscar speeches in Gaelic for Seachd, either. After the high praise it received at the Edinburgh film festival last month, it seemed a shoo-in as a contender in the foreign-language category. But Bafta, which oversees these matters, has this year decided not to offer any non-English-language British-made film, which counts out Seachd. Daft. Nor will Bafta explain its reasoning.

 

by Richard Brooks

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2541216.ece

http://www.seachd.com

Comments

[commenter]

Hmmm. I thought it was pronounced shachk, not shack.

[Simon Miller]

Depends on exactly where you're from as to how much emphasis there is on the "ch"!

[Tanky Bogus]

I live in Atlanta, Georgia USA, will I be able to see this film here? I may have been born here, but my heart lies in Scotland. I see every movie, every TV show, every news article I can that is about Scotland. Bonnie, Bonnie Scotland, I hope my next lifetime finds me back there.

[Sarah]

I live in California and I agree with the previous comment. I was born in the US, but my heart and soul is from and in Scotland and I plan to return there ("home") as soon as I can afford it. Aside from that, I would love to see the movie and have had the site on my bookmark bar since September. I'm also learning Gaelic and am fascinated with the language of the film. How can I see this movie?