A 31-minute gut punch that'll wreck your whole day — in the best way.
An old man travels to London from the North Country, accompanied by his son, in order to find the truth about his daughter's suicide.
Acting
John Barrett's face says everything dialogue won't.
Direction
Parker's debut already shows his eye for emotional brutality.
Director
Alan Parker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alan Parker made this at 30, fresh from advertising. It's his thesis on everything he'd later perfect in Midnight Express and Birdy.
Shot in grimy 1974 London, it captures a Britain where working-class fathers simply didn't discuss feelings — they swallowed them until something broke.
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