Abandoned by her mother when she was a child, Shell has stayed to take care of her dying father but now feels trapped within the beautiful but desolate landscape that surrounds her. With only her routine of running the decaying petrol station, taking care of her father, and spending afternoons in her bedroom with a local mechanic, life is passing Shell by with every passing truck that rattles her walls. One day a salesman stops to re-fuel and offers Shell a taste of the outside world that takes her closer than ever to the edge of the road and her desire to escape.
Acting
Chloe Pirrie's silent longing could stop traffic.
Cinematography
Highlands shot so beautifully it hurts.
Direction
Scott Graham lets tension simmer without boiling over.
Director
Scott Graham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chloe Pirrie won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for this role — her first lead.
Filmed in the actual Highlands with minimal crew; the petrol station was real and operational during shooting.
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