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The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric

  • January 1933
  • 56mins

  • Drama
  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Jenny Gilbertson,

    Starring

    John Gilbertson,

    Enga Stout,

    Hailed by John Grierson as 'one of the best descriptions of life in the country anybody has yet made', the film follows a young couple torn between the choice of emigration to Australia or remaining to work their croft in Shetland.