The Edinburgh Film Festival features a gently enchanting adaptation of Jay Parini's semi-fictional memoir. It chronicles a road trip through the Scottish Highlands taken by a young doctoral student, Jay Parini, and the renowned writer Jorge Luis Borges in 1971. Parini, played by Fionn Whitehead, is initially unaware of Borges's immense literary stature. He drives Borges, describes the scenery, and even assists with personal needs. Luis Gnecco portrays Borges with warmth, wit, and a quiet melancholy. His performance captures the writer's priestly, childlike, and mischievous nature, without overdoing the portrayal of blindness. Borges, described as the "father of magical realism," despite being more unique, relies on the kindness of others, having traveled without an amanuensis. Parini, a young student resembling Tom Courtenay, is initially grumpy about this "babysitting task." He is preoccupied with guilt over his brother potentially volunteering for Vietnam. The film highlights the unique dynamic between the blind literary giant and the largely ignorant student. It also touches upon Borges's cultivated dependency, leveraging his reputation and helplessness. Alan Cumming appears as Alastair Reid, Parini's supervisor and Borges's translator.