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The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

2026 · 95 min

A wry, melancholy character study that slowly curdles into unease as obsession takes hold in a small, changing town.

Directed by: Sean Dunn
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Peter Mullan, Gayle Rankin, Kerry Fox

Overview: In the Scottish village of Arberloch, Kenneth, a grieving tour guide, is devoted to preserving the legacy of the town's sole historical figure—eighteenth-century inventor Sir Douglas Weatherford. But when a fantasy series chooses Arberloch as its filming location, and the town turns its back on Weatherford in favour of fan culture, Kenneth descends into madness.

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Directed by: Sean Dunn
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Peter Mullan, Gayle Rankin, Kerry Fox

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
grief
aging
isolation
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Sean Dunn
Written by: Sean Dunn
Starring: Peter Mullan, Gayle Rankin, Kerry Fox, Jonathan Hyde, Lewis MacDougall, Jakob Oftebro, Jimmy Yuill, Oliver Maltman
Music: Gazelle Twin
Cinematography: David Gallego
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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