A man tries to fix his life at 64 and accidentally burns it all down.
Alfred is 64. He's lost touch with his family and a threat to his health makes him realise he wants to make amends. The more he tries to do right, the more he does wrong, and as his past comes back to haunt him, he is forced to face up to what his life means to him. Rounding Up Donkeys is the second film in Sigma and Zentropa's three feature film concept 'Advance Party'.
Acting
James Cosmo's magnificent wreck of a man—pathetic, infuriating, heartbreaking.
Writing
Every attempt to connect backfires with brutal comic precision.
Director
Morag McKinnon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Lars von Trier's 'Advance Party' concept—three directors, same actors, different films, same rules. McKinnon was the only woman and her film was delayed by years.
Shot in Aberdeenshire with local non-professionals mixed with established Scottish actors like Martin Compston, capturing a specific working-class Scottish fatalism.
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