In a recent interview with Jonatrhon Ross,Ray Winston said that this was one o f the most harrowing roles that he had ever played,and he is not wrong.
The subject of iincest is very rarely taclkled in films,and this film tackles it with brutality and honesty.
Winstone puts in a barnstorming performance as the calm middle of the road father with a terrible secret,,a father seemingly happy but with a dark side and how he covers up his missdemeanors fom his family.
The film is beautifully shot,it shows the bleakness of the Devon countryside where it apparently,never stops raining,even the sound of the wind and sea are hauntingly sad.
There are stunning scenes in this film as well,Winstones full frontal nudity,the car crash.the incesst scene in the tower,can the nerves take much more?
Laura Bellmont,Freddie Cunliffe and Tilda Swinton all put in Towering performances.
Tim Roth has directed a film that tackles Taboos head on,and is not afraid to shock the public into recognition that these problems live just beneath the surface and they need to be exploited.,this film is disturbing and stunning in equal parts