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Crime boss Frans Weeling is persuaded to hide out in an almost empty holiday park on the island of Texel, away from the threat posed by Nigerian rivals. The quiet desolate surroundings give him time to reflect on his role in life, on what he has achieved and the emptiness he feels.

There is no car chase or gang violence in 'Helium', it is a sombre psychological study of a brooding morose criminal contemplating his situation.

No-one involved in the making of this film puts a foot wrong, the mood is maintained, the acting is superb and the direction is immaculate. The fact that this is Eché Janga's debut feature is astonishing. There are directors who spend decades making films and never reach this level of competence.,

This film would have been interesting if it hadn't been ruined by its flawed English subtitles. On viewing it for the first time it appeared as though English and Swedish words were jumbled up together, but the main problem seems to be that apostrophes are replaced by Swedish letters and accents throughout. I managed to contact Carlos Alperin, CEO of Galloping Films four months ago and asked him why his company had released the DVD apparently without checking that the subtitles were correct. Firstly he told me that I must have bought it from Scandanavia where his company doesn't have any rights. I replied that it was an American region 1 disc. He asked me for a picture of it and I sent him one. He told me he would contact the North American distributor and offered to send me a link to view the film on my computer for a month, on the understanding that I would not share it with anyone else. I said that I had bought the DVD so that I could watch it on my tv as often as I wished and that being able to view it on my computer for a limited period was not adequate compensation. He then questioned whether my multi-region player was up to the task. A month ago he told me he had received no word from the distributor and that he would contact him again and insist on a reply. This is not the first time I have purchased a DVD only to find the viewing experience ruined because of faulty subtitles. One such DVD was 'Long Twilight' (1997) directed by Attila Janisch where the English subs appear several seconds after the Hungarian words have been spoken. According to reviews, the same fault is present on the DVD 'Wir Sind Die Flut' (2016) directed by Sebastian Hilger. In my view companies which offer for sale an inferior product should acknowledge their failure and should be ready to provide an adequate replacement.

I was motivated to write this review because of the comments made by another reviewer, curiouscarnivore, who cannot make any sense of this film whatsoever, and thinks this must be due to poor acting, a failure to provide explanations and the plot being unrealistic.

While there is no cure for a lack of imagination, maybe if the film had been described as a surreal mystery instead of a horror movie, then it may just have given that reviewer some kind of clue. But it's all subjective. There are films with a clearly defined beginning, middle and end, where the director takes you by the hand and gently explains everything that happens, if this is what you require, so that there is no confusion left in your mind.

'Venus Drowning' isn't one of them. It is virtually a one-woman show, the whole thing being held together by Jodie Jameson's astonishing performance. I have seldom seen an actress who looks so natural and plays her part so convincingly. I have since managed to obtain a copy of her short film 'f2point8' directed by Paul Hills.

That's not to say that 'Venus Drowning' is perfect. Which film is? There are parts that I would have edited out, but then I'm not an editor or a director. I am simply a collector and I like to think a discerning one. The majority of DVDs that I buy end up either on Ebay or at the charity shop. This one I decided to keep, and realized to my surprise that it was one of only four British films in my collection.