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The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us

The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us

Update: 2024-10-20
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Dominic and Justin Hardy were young boys when their father, the director Robin Hardy, began a gruelling and obsessive quest to make The Wicker Man. Now the film is regarded as a masterpiece and beloved by fans across the world, but when it was first released in 1973, it was a major flop. The fallout for the Hardy family was painful, tearing them apart. It would take many decades, a bundle of lost letters and another burning effigy for Dominic and Justin to finally come to terms with the past – and this iconic movie.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Maryam Maruf

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The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us

The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us

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