Oed yr Addewid (Do Not Go Gentle)
© The Screen and Sound Archive of the National Library of Wales
It’s March 1997 and, following 18 years of Tory rule, Britain is reaching a political crossroads.
As William Davies walks from his house one morning, he puts a desperate and absurd plan into action that will one-up the system – so he thinks. But things go wrong as the old man realises that he has made a terrible mistake.
As election day approaches, William Davies and his family learn a few truths - about each other, and about their true feelings about their home.
- Genre: Drama
Welsh Connections
- Director: Emlyn Williams
- Producer / Executive Producer: Alun Ffred Jones
- Writer: Emlyn Williams
- Cast: Stewart Jones, Gwenno Elis Hodgkins, Arwel Gruffydd, Gwyn Vaughan, Morfudd Hughes, John Ogwen, Marged Esli
Technical Details
- Running time: 89 minutes
- Language: Welsh
- Certificate: 15
- Accessible Formats: Subtitles
Release
- Date: 26th March 2025
Links
- Radio Wales Arts Show – Interview with director Emlyn Williams – BBC
- Lle oeddwn i: 25 mlynedd ers y ffilm Oed yr Addewid – BBC Cymru
- BAFTA winning politically-charged classic returns to cinemas – Nation Cymru
- BAFTA Winning Welsh Archive Film ‘Oed Yr Addewid’ Returns to Cinemas – News from Wales
- BAFTA Winning Welsh Archive Film ‘Oed Yr Addewid’ Returns to Cinemas – In your Area (Aberystwyth)
- National Library of Wales helps revive classic Welsh film with new release – Cambrian News
- Welsh film Oed Yr Addewid to be re-released in cinemas – Western Telegraph
Rights holder / distributor: The Screen and Sound Archive of the National Library of Wales
Booking / contact details: Nia Edwards-Behi - [email protected]
