OOOOOhhhhh.... This movie is really heavy. You should be aware of this before watching it. The perfomances are very good and so is the directing but what an heartbreaking story! I have seen some pretty tough dramas but most of them are nothing compared to the agony displayed in this picture. I have always been a fan of Tim Roth, even though, I have to admit, he hasn't done anything really amazing ... read more
"Directed by: Tim Roth
Cast: Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Colin Farrell
Plot: An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
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OOOOOhhhhh.... This movie is really heavy. You should be aware of this before watching it. The perfomances are very good and so is the directing but what an heartbreaking story! I have seen some pretty tough dramas but most of them are nothing compared to the agony displayed in this"
"Tim Roth directs this flick that makes a great double bill with the Gary Oldman directed film Nil By Mouth but that is only if you like distressing, raw cinema and/or character actors who direct one feature film and then never do it again. This one might even be the more fucked up of the two. The big reveal towards the end makes ya wanna spew chunks.
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"His directorial debut is dedicated to his father and it's inspired by his own childhood.
"If you are a survivor of abuse and you get the opportunity to tell a story about that subject, then you can really get in there and tell the truth. It was a fantastic chance for me to exorcise a lot of demons. I’m very proud of the film and proud of the fact that it’s even been used as a teaching tool."
on the set of the film"
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Like me you might find the excessively drab and dreary photography (concerning both landscapes and interior settings) bothersome, but once you get a full grasp of the material at hand it will all make horrific sense.
This one's about as emotionally bleak and hopeless as they come.
2 hours after credit-roll and I'm still not at all sure that the below rating won't change, nor can I guess just which direction it might swing.
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