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Edie (Sheila Hancock) has spent 40 years trapped in a colourless life in England, tending to her controlling husband (Donald Pelmear) after his stroke. When he passes away and her daughter (Wendy Morgan) tries to send her to a care home, she packs an old camping bag, leaves her life behind and embarks on an adventure she never got to have - climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland.

Joined by Johnny (Kevin Guthrie), a reluctant local guide, Edie travels to the beautiful village of Lochinver in the Scottish Highlands. Despite the misgivings of Johnny s girlfriend (Amy Manson) and flatmate (Paul Brannigan), Edie and Johnny form an unlikely friendship. The journey to the summit will be long and difficult, but Edie is determined to prove to herself and everyone else that it s never too late.

Directed by Simon Hunter and produced by Mark Stothert, EDIE is an unforgettable, immersive visual journey through the unspoiled wilderness of the Scottish highlands, beautifully scored by Debbie Wiseman, MBE, and written by Elizabeth O Halloran, Edward Lynden-Bell and Simon Hunter.

36:T673,As darknoir has already noted in a previous review, the stunning Scottish landscape is beautifully filmed and may be the real star of this film. Having said that, Sheila Hancock is great as Edie, the rather abrasive old lady who has travelled to Scotland to fulfil her long held dream of climbing a mountain. And not just any mountain, but the iconic crag of Suilven with its sheer cliffs. This is no walk in the park under any circumstances. It's not the kind of mountain with a handy carpark right at the bottom of its slope. It's a healthy walk across bogland to even get to the foot of this imposing rock in the landscape from the nearest village. And Edie is in her 80s. As is Hancock, who apparently had to concquer the mountain on foot,