Edie (film)


Edie is a 2017 British drama film directed by Simon Hunter and written by Elizabeth O'Halloran. The film stars Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie and Paul Brannigan. The soundtrack was written by Debbie Wiseman. Principal photography began in the Scottish Highlands in 2016.

Plot

Edith Moore is a bitter, gruff woman in her eighties. In the months following her husband George’s death, Edie’s strained
relationship with her daughter Nancy begins to worsen. The question over Edie’s future looms large; while Edie tries hard to
convince Nancy she can manage fine by herself, Nancy is making plans for her mother to move to a retirement home.
Edie feels like it is the beginning of the end. It seems she will die with all the regrets of her past intact and one regret haunts
her most of all. When Edie was married, her father planned a climbing trip for them in the Scottish Highlands. Edie yearned to
go, but her husband George, a difficult and controlling man, made her stay at home, nearly thirty years later, Edie decides
to make the trip herself alone.

Cast

Principal photography on the film began in May 2016. The primary filming location was the village of Lochinver and the mountain Suilven in the Northern Scottish Highlands. Sheila Hancock completd the trek up the mountain herself, and claims to have been the oldest person to do so. The film was completed in March 2017.

Reception

The film received a good audience reception on release. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 6.07/10.