Jenny Gilbertson
Director
The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric (1933)
Hailed by John Grierson as 'one of the best descriptions of life in the country anybody has yet made', the film follows a young couple torn between the choice of emigration to Australia or remaining to work their croft in Shetland.
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, mdblist.two-actors, imdb.year-1934, imdb.1930s, imdb.20th-century, imdb.shetlands
Production Companies: Zenifilms
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 56 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1933
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 7+