One of our very best actors, Brian Cox , makes a somewhat belated directorial debut with the Toronto world premiere Glenrothan , in which he also stars. Set in his native Scotland and lovingly photographed, the film tantalizes even without a terribly original story. Family conflicts ripple and get fairly predictably resolved. But the cast gallops right past the clichés.

To tell the story of two estranged brothers, Cox turned to another Scottish-born actor, Alan Cumming , who gives the most surprising and resonant performance in the movie. The brothers have not communicated for many years. Cox’s Sandy runs a family distillery in the Scottish Highlands. Cummings’ Donal has been running a music club in Chicago. But when that is destroyed in a fire, he decides to return to Scotland, alo

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