Based on the famous Scottish novel written by Lewis Grassic Gibbon,Sunset Song tells the story over six years of a young girl named Chris, one of the numerous children of a tyrannical Scottish farmer.

With a score composed by Gast Waltzing, Jennifer John provided vocals for Wayfaring Stranger.

The film was produced by Iris Productions, SellOut Pictures and Hurricane Films and backed by BFI, Creative Scotland, BBC Scotland and Luxembourg Film Fund.