The Hermit of Treig is a Scottish documentary film, directed by Lizzie MacKenzie and produced by Naomi Spiro.Phuong Le, "The Hermit of Treig review – a tender portrayal of a gentle Highlands recluse". The Guardian, 21 March 2022. The film is a portrait of Ken Smith, an elderly man who has spent 40 years living in relative isolation in a cabin on the shores of Loch Treig in the Scottish Highlands.Wendy Ide, "The Hermit of Treig – splendid isolation in the wilds of Scotland". The Guardian, 27 March 2022.
Release The film premiered on 5 March 2022 at the Glasgow Film Festival,Ian Marland, "Hermit of Treig is given a hero’s welcome for Glasgow premiere". The Times of London, 7 March 2022. with Smith in attendance as his first time visiting Glasgow in decades.Josh Carmichael, "Hermit of Treig: Ken Smith ventures to Glasgow for first time in 40 years". The Herald, 6 March 2022. It was released commercially on 25 March.
Critical reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 8 critics' reviews are positive.
Awards It won the Grand Prize at Kendal Mountain Festival 2022.
It won the audience award at the Glasgow Film FestivalMona Tabbara, "‘The Hermit Of Treig’ scoops audience award at Glasgow Film Festival". Screen Daily, 14 March 2022. and the Audience Award for most popular film in the Spectrum program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.Angelica Babiera, "VIFF announces nine audience award winners". Playback, 19 October 2022.
It won the award for Best Single Documentary at the 2022 British Academy Scotland Awards.
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