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Almost Friends
2017 · Drama · Comedy
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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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CinemaSerf
June 18, 2026
"Kenneth" (Peter Mullan) is probably the only man left alive who is interested in perpetuating the memory of this Victorian Scotsman. "Sir Douglas" was a writer, a scholar and even a dabbler in medicinal practices but now, all that remains are a few rusting copper plates on some boulders on which he sat, musing and writing centuries ago and a tiny museum that gathers dust rather than visitors. Then things go a bit wi…
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Sierbahnn
August 5, 2026
This movie is deeply sad, deeply mortal and deeply counter popular culture. It details the lives and times of a man who is almost completely isolated from the world which he should inhabit and how his sadness and isolation channels itself into the unearned glory of a past madman. It tugs at all the right heartstrings, is fantastically acted, is absurd and nonsensical at the best times and is overall a really lovely m…
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