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Sunshine on Leith

2013

Dexter Fletcher

Peter Mullan, George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Jason Flemyng ...

5.8

3,017

Musical. Romance. Comedy. Drama Sunshine on Leith is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers. The film follows the stories of Davy and Ally, who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Mirror	"One of the best British musicals in a long time (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"It’s a chirpy heart-on-sleeve confection that’s populist in a somewhat generic way."	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The slotting together of songs and plot is often done with a spark of inspiration. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"What makes it work are the performers, particularly Mullan and Horrocks, who give it their considerable all. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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