The film concerns an elderly couple played by Rosamund Greenwood and Roy Evans, who we later discover to be brother and sister, who accidentally run over and kill a young cyclist played by David Pugh on a lonely northern moor - but instead of reporting the incident to the police the woman decides to take the corpse home with them. There she dresses him in the clothes of a second brother, killed in the Second World War, shows him her photo-albums, and tries to engage him in conversation. Her brother, meanwhile, gathers wood to build a coffin. Greenwood has the only speaking part in the movie and largely carries it; she gives a subtle, heart-rending performance as a sister clinging to her past. Memories of the War hang heavily over the house - quite literally in the form of an aircraft propeller suspended from the ceiling that the woman booby-traps in order to prevent her brother burying the corpse. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.3/10 | |
Released: | August 23, 2010 | |
Runtime: | 57 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | Scott Free Enterprises British Film Institute (BFI) Memorial Enterprises British Film Institute BFI | |
Cast: | Rosamund Greenwood Roy Evans David Pugh | |
Crew: | Tony Scott | |
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