A young man tries to save a cow from slaughter, whilst two boys trawl through treacherous and desolate terrain, escaping an invisible threat.
Cinematography
Bleak landscapes that breathe malice
Direction
Crawford squeezes dread into 13 minutes
Acting
Kid performances that haunt
Director
Matty Crawford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in rural England during actual lambing season; Crawford used real farmworkers as extras.
The title references both livestock culling and the biblical Cain—oldest trauma narrative, freshest wound.
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