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Local Hero

Local Hero (1983)

PG 1h 51m 6.9/10 IMDb
ComedyDrama

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

Director: Bill Forsyth

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi

Content Warnings

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)
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