When a deadly secret rots the mind of a grieving widower, the decision to work alone on a deserted island morphs into a terrifying race to save his sanity and his life.
Cinematography
Bleak Scottish landscapes that breathe hostility.
Acting
Tom Hughes crumbles magnificently; Kate Dickie is gloriously unhinged.
Sound
The score sounds like drowning in fog.
Director
Russell Owen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in Scotland during actual storms; Tom Hughes genuinely couldn't leave the island for days.
The title references both Eric's job and the biblical shepherd motif — he's leading himself astray, and the flock watches him fall.
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