An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
Acting
Belmont and Cunliffe devastate—two unknowns, career-defining rawness.
Direction
Roth's first film: patient, cruel, never exploitative.
Cinematography
Devon coast as beautiful prison, all grey skies and buried rot.
Director
Tim Roth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roth spent years trying to make this, finally directing after Mike Leigh and others passed. He cast unknowns to avoid 'movie star' distance from the material.
The Devon bunker—built for WWII, now housing incest—mirrors how trauma nests inside 'safe' domestic spaces. Roth lingers on its concrete like a wound.
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