Electric Man

2011
Scotland
98 min

Directed by: David Barras
Written by: David Barras, Scott MacKay
Cast: Toby Manley, Mark McKirdy, Jennifer Ewing

Impoverished comic shop employees Jason (Manley) and Wolf (McKirdy) accidentally acquire a rare and valuable comic, not knowing that others are hunting it too. This light-hearted love-letter to the graphic novel has an unnecessarily convoluted plot and some clunky editing but plenty of shining moments, and Edinburgh has never looked prettier.

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