by Perry Seibert
synopsis
Damien O'Donnell's Heartlands stars Michael Sheen as a man on a mission. Colin (Sheen) is a simple man who is stunned to learn that his wife has taken up with the captain of his dart team. Upon learning that the two are headed to a big dart competition in Blackpool, Colin hops on his moped and pursues her. Along the way he meets an assortment of colorful individuals. Eventually, Colin is given the chance to confront his wife and her lover. Heartlands was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
characteristics
- Mission [quest]
- Journey Of Self-Discovery
- Obsessive Quests
- Road-trip
- Wives
- Wife
- Infidelity
- Extramarital-affair
- Competition
- Adultery
- Competitor
- Countryside
