It's two years since the mysterious disappearance of Kath Swarbrick's older sister Annie, but Kath remains haunted by a need to know what happened. When police investigations wind down, Kath continues the search herself. She gets nowhere until she steals some CCTV footage of her sister on her final day. Visiting the spot where Annie was filmed, Kath becomes convinced she has found a portal to another reality and from this portal Kath is trying to say something.
Acting
Shirley Henderson's fragile, ferocious descent into obsession.
Cinematography
Grey North Sea beaches that swallow hope whole.
Direction
McKoen's refusal to confirm or deny reality.
Director
Juliet McKoen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Morecambe Bay, where 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned in 2004—director McKoen was already filming nearby.
Henderson based Kath's physicality on watching women at real missing persons support groups, that jerky hope against hope.
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