GFT / Sat 23 Feb (15.35) | CCA / Sun 3 Mar (16.45)
Writer/director Marilyn Edmond and actors Kevin Guthrie and Siobhan Reilly will be in attendance at the screening on Sat 23 Feb.
Suicide among young men is a major issue in Scotland. Connect is an ambitious attempt to confront the issue in a heartfelt drama. Brian (a soulful Kevin Guthrie) has lost someone close to him. Outwardly, he keeps calm, goes to work and carries on, and nobody talks about the loss. He never feels that it’s possible to share his feelings, until care home owner Jeff (Stephen McCole) becomes a source of support. A flirtation with single mother Sam (Siobhan Reilly) could be a reason to choose life. Moments of optimism clash with dark despair in a strikingly filmed tale shot in North Berwick.