The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride (2011)

You may now kiss the decoy.

A local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get married.

Date of release
2011-06-06
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (259)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Sheree Folkson

Casting

Interesting facts

The Decoy Bride is a 2011 British romantic comedy film written by comedian Sally Phillips and Neil Jaworski, and starring Kelly Macdonald, David Tennant, and Alice Eve and set on the fictional island of Hegg, supposedly located in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The film was made by Ecosse Films.

Production

David Tennant said that the film was an homage to the 1983 Scotland-set film Local Hero. The fictional island of Hegg was inspired by Jura and Eigg. It received the largest grant possible from Scottish Screen, £300,000.

Rehearsals started in London on 21 June 2010. Filming began on 27 June on the Isle of Man, before moving to Scotland. Filming ended on 31 July 2010. Many of the outdoor scenes were filmed on the Isle of Man while other scenes were filmed in Glasgow and at the Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries and by Loch Fyne in Argyll.

CinemaNX distributed the film in the United Kingdom and HanWay Films is the international sales agent.

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