25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Welsh film Oed Yr Addewid to be re-released in cinemas
Oed Yr Addewid (Do Not Go Gentle), a politically relevant Welsh language film from 2000, will be re-released in cinemas.
The film will be shown at Theatr Gwaun on May 11.
Directed by Emlyn Williams, Oed Yr Addewid is set in 1997, as Britain reaches a political crossroads following 18 years of Conservative Government rule.
The film stars Welsh acting giants, Stewart Jones, Arwel Gruffydd, Gwenno Elis Hodgkins, and Gwyn Vaughan.
The story follows William Davies, a widower, socialist, and retired quarryman, who feels angry and bitter towards a government that has more or less forgotten him in his old age, so he puts a desperate and absurd plan into action.
Mr Gruffydd, who plays Alun in the film, said of the re-release: "I am very pleased that the Screen and Sound Archive of The National Library of Wales and Film Hub Wales have worked together to create a new digital print of Oed Yr Addewid.
"It was an immense privilege to play a central role in this film 25 years ago, and I have very fond memories of that period, not least of working so closely with the inimitable, late, great Stewart Jones."
The original 35mm film has been re-scanned to 2K quality by R3store Studios, then digitally restored by Gorilla Post Production and prepared for cinema screenings.
With the support of Matchbox Cine, English and Welsh descriptive subtitles will also be added for the first time, making the film accessible to a wider audience.
