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No Holds Bard

"Mocumentary honouring the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns"

Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant's progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard's immortal memory. And this year it may prove memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Top Cast

  • Tony Curran

    Tony Curran

    Stevie Kerr

  • Laura Fraser

    Laura Fraser

    Sarah Rutherford

  • Greg Hemphill

    Greg Hemphill

    Robert Laughlin

  • Ashley Jensen

    Ashley Jensen

    Isobel

  • Denis Lawson

    Denis Lawson

    Miekel

  • Forbes Masson

    Forbes Masson

    Cronie McKay

  • Katy Murphy

    Katy Murphy

    Sheila Buchanan

  • Ford Kiernan

    Ford Kiernan

    Cronie Cameron

  • Paul Higgins

    Paul Higgins

    Struan Robertson

Overview

Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant's progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard's immortal memory. And this year it may prove memorable for all the wrong reasons.

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