The Angels' Share (2012)
Whisky must be the single most important contribution of Scotland to the world. Forget short bread, haggis, shepherd pie, tartan and Sean Connery. But don't forget that the distillation technology was introduced by the Arabs to produce aromatic perfumes. Then of course, there is this debate whether it is 'whisky' or 'whiskey'. Generally the word 'whisky' is used by Scotland, Canada and Japan whilst 'whiskey' is used by US and Ireland.
They wanted to make a movie with Scotland in the background. What better way to showcase the country than to use whisky as the main theme? Put in a few tartans, show some picturesque view of the Highlands with a distillery to make you believe that God's land must be like this, sprinkle in some thick Glaswegian and Scottish accents, some youths with problems and viola, there you have it. A successful award nominated film! This formula works all the time. Remember '4 weddings and a funeral'?
This film brought in nostalgia of the time in autumn and winter of '94 when I spent some time in Edinburgh.
For the records, 'angel's share' is the name given to part of water and alcohol that evaporates during the ageing process of whisky in oak barrels.
Robbie, the hero of the film is a delinquent who frequently gets into the wrong side of the law. In spite of beating a guy almost blind, because of his partner who is due to deliver soon, he is given another chance. He is required to do community service. The officer in charge of the team, Harry, takes a liking to Robbie and encourages him. Soon Robbie's son is born and his wife, Leoni, makes it clear that their son should not a life as his father.
Harry invites Robbie to join him at a whisky tasting meeting in Edinburgh. Robbie's fellow members of the community service, Albert, Mo and Rhino, also invited themselves in. At the meeting, Robbie discovers that he had the nose to appreciate the intricacies of a vintage whisky.
One thing leads to another and we finally see the team of four heading to the Highlands to somehow lay their hands on a newly discovered age old one-of-a-kind vintage whisky which is to be auctioned off. The rest of the story tells how Robbie and his crew hoodwink the distillery and the auctioneers to get a piece of the merchandise without anybody realising, just like the angel's share which goes missing and is unaccounted for.
With the money he acquired from the sale of the rare whisky, Robbie start life anew with his partner and son. The remaining of the gang decide to get stoned!
Whisky must be the single most important contribution of Scotland to the world. Forget short bread, haggis, shepherd pie, tartan and Sean Connery. But don't forget that the distillation technology was introduced by the Arabs to produce aromatic perfumes. Then of course, there is this debate whether it is 'whisky' or 'whiskey'. Generally the word 'whisky' is used by Scotland, Canada and Japan whilst 'whiskey' is used by US and Ireland.They wanted to make a movie with Scotland in the background. What better way to showcase the country than to use whisky as the main theme? Put in a few tartans, show some picturesque view of the Highlands with a distillery to make you believe that God's land must be like this, sprinkle in some thick Glaswegian and Scottish accents, some youths with problems and viola, there you have it. A successful award nominated film! This formula works all the time. Remember '4 weddings and a funeral'?
This film brought in nostalgia of the time in autumn and winter of '94 when I spent some time in Edinburgh.
For the records, 'angel's share' is the name given to part of water and alcohol that evaporates during the ageing process of whisky in oak barrels.
Robbie, the hero of the film is a delinquent who frequently gets into the wrong side of the law. In spite of beating a guy almost blind, because of his partner who is due to deliver soon, he is given another chance. He is required to do community service. The officer in charge of the team, Harry, takes a liking to Robbie and encourages him. Soon Robbie's son is born and his wife, Leoni, makes it clear that their son should not a life as his father.
Harry invites Robbie to join him at a whisky tasting meeting in Edinburgh. Robbie's fellow members of the community service, Albert, Mo and Rhino, also invited themselves in. At the meeting, Robbie discovers that he had the nose to appreciate the intricacies of a vintage whisky.One thing leads to another and we finally see the team of four heading to the Highlands to somehow lay their hands on a newly discovered age old one-of-a-kind vintage whisky which is to be auctioned off. The rest of the story tells how Robbie and his crew hoodwink the distillery and the auctioneers to get a piece of the merchandise without anybody realising, just like the angel's share which goes missing and is unaccounted for.
With the money he acquired from the sale of the rare whisky, Robbie start life anew with his partner and son. The remaining of the gang decide to get stoned!
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