Review by bp-66698

This is a stunning film written by Laura Turner and shot on the Lincolnshire coastline. It's a sparse script dialogue wise but film can work extremely well like that if the non dialogue scenes are effective which they certainly are here. Although some themes are readily apparent the viewer can place their own interpretation on the events that unfold.

It features some superlative performances all round especially from the actor playing the aptly named Patience. The cinematography gorgeously captures the Lincolnshire coastal landscape and I can't think of many if any films set in it before. The soundtrack is highly effective too reinforcing the feeling of living on the edge of society in more than one way. It reminded me in some ways of The Witch but here the horror is all too human rather than supernatural.

My only slight quibble would be that unlike The Witch perhaps the language seemed a little too modern at times unless it was deliberate but because of that I wonder if the captions at the beginning are wholly necessary. They set the film at a specific point in history although the story itself feels more timeless and universal. But that is only a personal reservation and does not detract from what an achievement it is overall.

I read that it was shot in sixteen days and it makes an absolute virtue out of necessity with its small key cast and virtually one location. It's a film the makers can be extremely proud of and it certainly deserves to be up for several awards.