Retrospective Screening

Silent Scream (1990)

15+
1hr 25 mins
David Hayman
Andrew Barr, Iain Glen,Kenneth Glenaan, Paul Samson, Steve Hotchkiss

Premiere Status

Retrospective Screening

Countries

UK

Language

English

Content Warning

Death and dying, Mental illness, Substance abuse, Violence

Run Time

1hr 25 minutes

Enhanced Access

British Sign Language Intro / Q&A, SDH captions

Overview

Part of the 

strand.

In this bruising, intense and beautifully acted prison drama, a murderer unravels through flashbacks to his youth which expose the history of trauma that set him on the path to violence. Featuring a powerful central performance from Iain Glen, and Robert Carlyle’s first ever appearance on screen, David Hayman’s directorial debut is a bold, visually inventive and emotionally intelligent portrait of a troubled mind.

EIFF honours the life and legacy of the film’s producer Paddy Higson who passed away earlier this year with this 35th anniversary screening of a searing underground Scottish classic and winner of the inaugural Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1990.

– Emma Boa

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