Dir. Bill Forsyth
1983 | 111 mins | UK

Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Peter Capaldi

SHOWING TIMES:

• Sat 03 Jun: 3pm
• Wed 07 Jun: 5.30pm

Beautifully restored to celebrate its 40th anniversary Local Hero is a film of an understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company.

Up-and-coming Houston oil executive “Mac” MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life. Sent by his colorful boss (Burt Lancaster) to the small village of Ferness, Mac is looking to quickly buy out the townspeople so his company can build a new refinery. But after a taste of country life Mac begins to question whether he is on the right side of this transaction.

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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