In the early 1970s writer and student Jay Parini (Fionn Whitehead) finds himself committed to driving blind poet Jorge Luis Borges (Luis Gnecco) across the Scottish countryside. Over the course of an eventful journey the pair form a complex and rich bond, one imbued with poetry, music and melancholy.

Beautifully adapted from Parini’s memoir, this gorgeously shot and superbly acted film from director Marc Turtletaub evokes memory, time and place with a remarkably vivid and clear-eyed candour.

"Featuring terrific supporting performances from Scottish acting legends Alan Cumming, Peter Mullan and Freya Mavor, this is literate and grown-up filmmaking of the highest order." – Paul Ridd EIFF

Directed by

MARC TURTLETAUB

Written by

OREN MOVERMAN

Produced by

ALEX POLUNIN

MARC TURTLETAUB

MICHAEL B. CLARK

TIM FOLEY

Executive Producers

STEPHEN BURT

OREN MOVERMAN

JAY PARINI

Co-Producers

DRIES PHLYPO

ERIK GLIJNIS

LEONTINE PETIT

Starring

LUIS GNECCO

FIONN WHITEHEAD

ALAN CUMMING

FREYA MAVOR

PETER MULLAN

MORVEN CHRISTIE

JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR

STUART BOWMAN

DYLAN BLORE

Big Beach

PRESENTS

AN

Ossian International

Big Beach

Lemming Film

A Private View

PRODUCTION

Director of Photography

CHRISTOPHER NORR

Production Design

PAT CAMPBELL

Editor

JOE LANDAUER

Casting Director

DAN JACKSON

AVY KAUFMAN

Hair and Makeup Design

ANNE McEWAN

Costume Designer

GILL HORN

Music

VOLKER BERTELMANN

Music Supervision

SUSAN JACOBS

Sound Design

MARCO VERMAAS

JOSEF VAN GALEN