The End of the Game (2017)
1h 11min | Documentary | 20 February 2017 (UK)

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A bizarre journey to Africa with a vegan filmmaker and a big game hunter. Committed vegan, David Graham Scott, follows old colonial relic Guy Wallace as he prepares to go on his last big game hunt and fulfil his ambition to bag the fearsome cape buffalo. It's Guy's last chance to relive his glory days in the African bush and finally lay down his guns. The oddball relationship of Scott and Wallace is the central drive of the film as the director explores the ethics of big game hunting and even questions his own animal rights stance when lured in by the thrill of the hunt. The End of the Game has at its core a great character in a great location going on an epic journey to an equally marvellous setting. Guy Wallace lives in a ramshackle caravan on a barren moor in the northern highlands of Scotland. He sits surrounded by memories of the past: a past that includes going patrols with the King's African Rifles, periods as a mercenary in the turbulent post-colonial phase and as a tracker for big game hunters in Kenya and Tanzania. Filmmaker David Graham Scott lives near the old eccentric in the Caithness moors. He's built a solid relationship with the man he often refers to as 'Sir' Guy and that is fully explored within both the badlands of Caithness and the South African bush. The belligerent old colonial is cut from the same mould as Molly Dineen's central character in Home from the Hill: a man out of time and out of place. The End of the Game is a POV director led narrative questioning the ethics of game hunting and built around the oddball coupling of a vegan and hunter.

—Louis Dante

Director: David Graham Scott
Writer: David Graham Scott

Plot Keywords: vegan | hunting | highlands | africa | documentarian | See All (5) »
Taglines: An eccentric old colonial relic goes on his last big game hunt with a vegan filmmaker. What could go wrong?
Genres: Documentary
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Official Sites: Official Facebook
Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 20 February 2017 (UK) See more »
Filming Locations: Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK See more »
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Budget:GBP110,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits
Production Co: Creative Scotland, Hopscotch Films See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 71 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD
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10/10
The end of an era?
timbowie-8370510 October 2019
An original premise - the ardent vegan and the diehard old colonial eccentric finding more in common than might be expected. A respectful and humorous view of a character who is now almost extinct - a genuine eccentric. Greatly enjoyed the sympathetic treatment and what in essence is a sad story about a lonely individual - no poking fun or judgement. A delight to watch.

9/10
An amazing dichotomy
cardshark-4682611 December 2018
This film was a fantastic character piece. Sir Guy Wallace is a true relic in this day and age. This is so much more than just a documentary about a big game hunt. The film presents both the filmmakers vegan point of view as well as the perspective of an old colonialist trying to relive his glory days. David Graham Scott did a fantastic job of stating his views on hunting as well as paint Sir Guy Wallace as someone who is to be studied and appreciated as a living piece of history.

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