Edinburgh Film Festival Waves Flag For Scottish Cinema's Independence
by The Daily Eye Team June 18 2016, 10:19 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 29 secsWith gala showings dedicated to whisky and golf movies, and strong Scots connections throughout, there’s a buzz about Scotland’s film industry – despite suggestions of deep-rooted problems elsewhere The story of the father and son who practically invented the modern game of golf in the mid-19th century from the then-isolated outpost of Prestwick on the Ayrshire coast; a comic paean to the “water of life” after a ship full of whisky hits the rocks and crafty locals do their best to hang on to the cargo.