Direction
McKinnon's unflinching observation without exploitation.
Acting
Anderson's exhausted empathy as the inspector.
Director
Morag McKinnon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Scotland's 1990s social realist wave, influenced by Ken Loach but with distinctly female gaze.
The Mearns brothers were non-professionals discovered locally; their raw authenticity shapes the film's documentary-like power.
GB
