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No Holds Bard (2009)
Directed by Brian Kelly
Overview
Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O’Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant’s progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard’s immortal memory. And this year it may prove memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Length 60 minutes
Actors
Tony Curran | Laura Fraser | Greg Hemphill | Ashley Jensen | Denis Lawson | Forbes Masson | Katy Murphy | Ford Kiernan | Paul Higgins | Anneika Rose