The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric (1933)
• January 1st, 1933 • 0h 56min
Drama, Documentary
Overview
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.
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