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| Glad to be in the great (and wild) outdoors - Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis (Carles Pulido) |
ANYONE who enjoys birding in wild landscapes will warm to The North, a film that is currently being screened in some UK cinemas before its release in the United States this September.
The star of the film is Nature - particularly the Highland Way and the Cape Wrath Trail in the Scottish Highlands.
The action follows two old pals, Chris and Lluis, on their trek in mostly challenging conditions as they reconnect with one another, not always happily.
But considering the majestically scenic backdrop, it is perhaps surprising that birds seldom feature.
We have to wait for an hour into the movie before the first - a Great Spotted Woodpecker - is heard drumming.
Later to be heard are, for instance, Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Carrion Crow and Redshank, but is not until near the end before we see action in the form of swooping Herring Gulls and Arctic Terns plus, distantly, a couple of shorebirds, possibly Sanderling, Ringed Plover or Knot.
There are no soaring Golden Eagles - that would be too simplistic for director Bart Schrijver - but perhaps sightings of a few Curlew might not have come amiss.
This is an excellent film which seeks to remind its audience that, as one of the minor characters declares: "There is nothing like a long walk in nature to bring out the truth in you."
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| Cast and crew take a breather from filming |
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| Filming in Milnavie at the start of the walk |
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| The majesty of the Scottish Highlands |
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| Filming on the beach at Cape Wrath as the action draws to its close |
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