Where was 'Whisky Galore' filmed? Check out the filming locations of 2016 movie

Whisky Galore is a 2016 film that was directed by Gillies MacKinn. British comedy film was an adaptation of 1947 film Whisky Galore and is also based on true events. plot of movie revolves around a group islanders who try to hijack a ship full of whiskey. Read ahead to kw more about Whisky Galore shooting locations: 

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Where was Whisky Galore filmed? 

A major portion of Whisky Galore (1947) was shot in island of Barra. Barra is an island located near Outer Hebrides, Scotland. island is quite inhabited and is a part of Western Isles. Most of or parts of movie are shot in or around UK. Back in 1947, film was reviewed to be 'one of best comedy films of 1947'. So it was obvious for makers of 2016 film to return to this island to shoot some more.

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Apart from Bara, 2016 film is shot mainly in se locations - Borders, Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Glasgow and East Neuk of Fife. Daily Records reports that major portion of movie was shot in vills of Portsoy and Pennan, St Abb’s Head in Scottish Borders and Central Bar in Glasgow. Take a look

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Portsoy 

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Portsoy is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. scenic town has all lovely features of Scotland and highlands. town is quite famous and has been featured in many movies and shows. 1947 film was also shot here. Most of town scenes and port scenes are shot here. 

Glasglow 

Glasglow is one of biggest cities in Scotland. It is also third-largest city in UK. town also a diverse group of people and has one of most scenic cities of Scotland. city is also rich in diversity and actors added that locals were very helpful and that y had a great time shooting in Glasglow. 

Whisky Galore review

Many fans added that 2016 movie was quite a joy to watch. Though critics did t rate film that well. IMDb rating for this movie is 5.6/10.