Hell Or High Water helmer David McKenzie is poised to charm audiences in Toronto next month for TIFF’s opening night. No mistake here that it’s one of two forthcoming titles that are centered the same historical protagonist though the newsworthiness over Netflix release, Outlaw King, is certainly of note.
Douglas is a storied figure in Scottish history, and from what I’m reading, it’s hard to imagine Robert the Bruce would have succeeded in beating back England King Edward I’s armies if he didn’t have Douglas as his right-hand man. The son of the first noble to support William Wallace when the figure memorialized in Braveheartfomented the first movement toward independence from the English, Douglas saw his father’s lands given away, and after being denied them by the English king, he joined Robert the Bruce as an outcast properly motivated to avenge his loss. Together, they learned guerrilla fighting tactics that led to years of surprise attacks, sacked castles and, finally, independence.
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