TwistedgriefandparanoiarunthroughtheveinsofthisgrittyScottishthriller.
Ahuntingtripturnsdeadlywhenthreebrothers(DanielPortman,CalumRossandBrianVernel)plottotakeouttheirtemperamental,abusivefather(PaulHiggins).Determinedtoendthecycleofabusethathasalreadyclaimedtheirmother,theboysburyhimintheforest.Butreturninglatertotheshallowgrave,thereisaproblem.Thebodyisnotthere.Thedarkestoftakesonthedaddyissuesdrama,RodgerGriffiths’debutfeaturecoaxesstar-makingperformancesfromanexceptionalcastofScottishtalent.Buildingadeeplyclaustrophobictone,fromthedenseforestlandscape,tothebrothers’emotionallydamagedinnerworlds,Griffithsblendsathoughtfulexplorationofgenerationaltraumaandtoxicmasculinitywiththegritofclassicthrillers.
