Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own daughter, feeling the need to protect her against a threat that doesn't seem to exist. As Suzy's paranoia builds, her behaviour becomes more and more erratic, until finally, she puts her own child in serious danger.
Acting
Joanne Froggatt's trembling restraint will wreck you.
Direction
Welsh traps you in Suzy's suffocating headspace.
Director
Brian Welsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joanne Froggatt took this role immediately after Downton Abbey's first season to prove she wasn't just 'sweet Anna Bates'—mission absolutely accomplished.
Released when British PTSD support for Iraq veterans was scandalously underfunded; the film's unflinching portrayal contributed to renewed parliamentary debates on mental health discharge protocols.
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