Hedd Wyn (1992)
Directed by Paul Turner · 123 min · War, Drama
10.7 TOPICAL score · #5,514 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →'Hedd Wyn' is a 1992 Welsh anti-war biopic. Ellis Humphrey Evans, a farmer's son and poet living at Trawsfynydd in the Meirionydd countryside of upland Wales, competes for the most coveted prize of all in Welsh Poetry - that of the chair of the National Eisteddfod, which in August 1917 was due to be held in Birkenhead (one of the rare occasions when it was held in England). After submitting his entry, under his bardic name "Hedd Wyn" ("Blessed Peace") Evans later departs from Meirionydd by train to join the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Liverpool, despite his initial misgivings about the war. Ellis is sent to fight in the trenches of Flanders. 'Hedd Wyn' was the first Welsh-language film to be nominated for an Oscar.
Hedd Wyn (1992, directed by Paul Turner) has a TOPICAL score of 10.7 - ranked 5,514 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (13 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (13 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 11 languages
- Still read871 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Huw Garmon, Catrin Fychan, Ceri Cunnington, Llio Silyn