Story
Her son Bull has committed a serious crime and Iona flees with him to the island where she grew up. Not everyone in the devoutly Christian community is happy about her return, as back then she had abandoned not only her home but also her faith. Iona is equally unenthusiastic. She and Bull nevertheless begin to integrate into island life. But his crime will not leave the boy alone and he longs for forgiveness. The past catches up with Iona too. Iona is a moving family drama, with sparse dialogue, but with gestures, looks and atmosphere that speak volumes.
Director
SCOTT GRAHAM (*1965) is one of Scotland's most promising directorial talents. His debut Shell won the main prize at the 2012 Turin festival and was nominated as best newcomer at the 2014 British Academy Film Awards. Iona is his second film.Info
Iona
Fiction Feature
English
Freihafen | FF2015
United Kingdom, Germany
2015
85 min
OV with German subtitles
Scott Graham
Scott Graham
Ruth Negga, Ben Gallagher, Douglas Henshall, Tom Brooke, Michelle Duncan, Sorcha Groundsell
Margaret Matheson, Gunter Hanfgarn
Yoliswa von Dallwitz
Florian Nonnenmacher
Stephen Mason
Alexander Bohr (ZDF/Arte)
Bard Entertainments; Hanfgarn & Ufer; ZDF
Margaret Matheson, Bard Entertainments: margaret@bardentertainments.co.uk; Gunter Hanfgarn, Hanfgarn & Ufer: info@hu-film.de