Hedd Wyn

– 'Hedd Wyn' is a 1992 Welsh anti-war biopic. Ellis Humphrey Evans, a farmer's son and poet living at ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 3 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
Hedd Wyn (1992)

'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.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Release Date:

12 Jan 1996

Language:

Welsh, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Paul Turner

Writer:

Alan Llwyd

Main Actors:

Huw Garmon, Catrin Fychan, Ceri Cunnington, Llio Silyn

Plot:

A young poet living in the North Wales countryside competes for the most coveted prize of all in Welsh Poetry - that of the chair of the National Eisteddfod, a tradition dating back a hundred years. Before the winner is announced Hedd Wyn gets sent to fight with the English in the trenches of the First World War

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10