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February 2, 2026
The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford review
The formidable Mullan delivers a tender performance in Sean Robert Dunn’s first feature, playing a cranky local historian obsessed with his obscure, unscrupulous ancestor
TL;DR
- Peter Mullan delivers a strong performance as Kenneth, a disillusioned historian.
- Kenneth is a widower in Aberloch, fascinated by his ancestor Sir Douglas Weatherford.
- Sir Douglas Weatherford was an 18th-century landowner and amateur surgeon.
- A TV show filming nearby leads to Kenneth's work being overshadowed.
- Kenneth faces emotional turmoil as his ancestor's ghost appears contemptuously.
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