Shankland dispenses with subplots almost as quickly as bodies, but his debut rattles along at a nice, taut pace.

~ Richard Mellor -

Shankland dispenses with subplots almost as quickly as bodies, but his debut rattles along at a nice, taut pace.

~ Richard Mellor -

It's refreshing to see a British film that aims for the freewheeling, semi-improvised feel of Scorsese's Mean Streets.

~ Jeff Robson -

This is a crisply professional production, beautifully shot. The landscapes of Scotland are breathtakingly presented.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It’s sweetly done, well-observed and nicely acted, but I did find I was asking myself the whole way through ‘why is it that so many British films feel as though they are ‘made for TV’?’

~ Moominkat -

It’s sweetly done, well-observed and nicely acted, but I did find I was asking myself the whole way through ‘why is it that so many British films feel as though they are ‘made for TV’?’

~ Moominkat -

It's refreshing to see a British film that aims for the freewheeling, semi-improvised feel of Scorsese's Mean Streets.

~ Jeff Robson -

It's refreshing to see a British film that aims for the freewheeling, semi-improvised feel of Scorsese's Mean Streets.

~ Jeff Robson -

This is a crisply professional production, beautifully shot. The landscapes of Scotland are breathtakingly presented.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a crisply professional production, beautifully shot. The landscapes of Scotland are breathtakingly presented.

~ Andrew Robertson -

By keeping the central theme simple, Edgar and his team are free to explore the nature of the relationships and the characters in the classroom alongside bigger themes such as attitudes to disability from within the community and without.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

By keeping the central theme simple, Edgar and his team are free to explore the nature of the relationships and the characters in the classroom alongside bigger themes such as attitudes to disability from within the community and without.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite the pantomime nature of the story, a collection of engaging performances really draws the viewer in.

~ Max Crawford -

Despite the pantomime nature of the story, a collection of engaging performances really draws the viewer in.

~ Max Crawford -

Shankland dispenses with subplots almost as quickly as bodies, but his debut rattles along at a nice, taut pace.

~ Richard Mellor -

The best reason to see this might be to witness raw talent rearing its head on a non-existent budget.

~ Chris -

The best reason to see this might be to witness raw talent rearing its head on a non-existent budget.

~ Chris -

The best reason to see this might be to witness raw talent rearing its head on a non-existent budget.

~ Chris -

Once the initial idiosyncrasies have been absorbed, the film becomes repetitious and some contrast would have been welcome.

~ Chris -

Once the initial idiosyncrasies have been absorbed, the film becomes repetitious and some contrast would have been welcome.

~ Chris -

As a work of fiction focusing on human rights, as a protest film, it is first rate. But as cinema entertainment it may well be swamped by similar themed films using larger budgets.

~ Chris -

As a work of fiction focusing on human rights, as a protest film, it is first rate. But as cinema entertainment it may well be swamped by similar themed films using larger budgets.

~ Chris -

Only 15 minutes into this instant classic I thought ‘this is a bloody masterpiece’.

~ Dylan Matthew -

Only 15 minutes into this instant classic I thought ‘this is a bloody masterpiece’.

~ Dylan Matthew -

The boy discovers his father’s failings as he grows up and is hurt by them. His mother has always known, but she is of an older generation where wives were expected to suffer in silence.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The boy discovers his father’s failings as he grows up and is hurt by them. His mother has always known, but she is of an older generation where wives were expected to suffer in silence.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite the pantomime nature of the story, a collection of engaging performances really draws the viewer in.

~ Max Crawford -

The boy discovers his father’s failings as he grows up and is hurt by them. His mother has always known, but she is of an older generation where wives were expected to suffer in silence.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -