2011: Sundance Film Festival: 2 Awards
2011: British Independent Film Awards: 3 awards, including Best Film 2011: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations: original screenplay and actress (Olivia Colman) 2011: BAFTA Awards: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer 2011: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
Joseph (Peter Mullan), a tormented, self-destructive man plagued by violence, finds hope of redemption in Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity-shop worker he meets one day while fleeing an altercation. Initially derisive of her faith and presumed idyllic existence, Joseph nonetheless returns to the shop and soon realizes that Hannah’s life is anything but placid. As a relationship develops, they come to understand the deep pain in each other’s lives.
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"Propelled by performances full of scalding anger and pain, this is a shattering drama (...) an intense exploration of the corrosive effects of human violence." (David Rooney: Variety) ----------------------------------------
"A great deal more than a misery memoir on film, this character study is as gripping as any hardboiled thriller, delivering emotional content that’ll stay with you for a long time. Highly recommended. (...) Rating: **** (out of five)" (Kim Newman: Empire) ----------------------------------------
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