Eden Valley (film)

Eden Valley is a 1994 British drama film conceived, written, produced, directed, photographed and edited by the Amber Production Team.

The main character in the film, Hoggy, abandoned his wife and son ten years earlier to establish himself in an alternative lifestyle, living in a caravan and caring for his horses. The world gets turned upside down by the arrival of his teenage son, who has a prison sentence hanging over him. Billy has lived his life on an innercity housing estate, and in his lifestyle theft and drugs are the norm. Using dramatic seasonal changes within the horsetrainers environment the film follows the development of this fragile relationship. Both fathers and sons value systems are tested, with dramatic consequences.The roots of the film lie in the making of Seacoal, which was released in 1985. This film depicted the lives of seacoalers on the Northumberland coast, and introduced members of Amber to a passion for horses, and the addictive pursuit of harness racing. The Laidler family, who were featured in Seacoal, proved to have a profound impact. It was they who talked some members of the Amber Production Team into buying their first horse, taught them the rudiments of training and driving, and encouraged their bartering and recycling skills. The Laidlers wove the web that pulled Amber into the activity, and secured entry into their environment and the world of harness racing. ........

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