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Local Hero (1983)

Written and directed by Bill Forsyth this Scottish film stars Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster and Denis Lawson. An American oil company wants to buy up a small Scottish village so they can demolish it and build a refinery.

What is good about this film is that it does not take the overly done path of villagers not wanting to sell and the outsider being seduced by the local charm. This film is more about human nature with the villagers plotting to get as much cash as possible out of the oil company. There is something very 80s about the film and it certainly reflects the financial greed of the period.

4/5