The remote bleakness of the location, the colour tone and slow lingering shots all pull you into the moment and despite the languid pace, keep you there.
The remoteness feels fitting given the subject matter of the film, a young woman barely more than a girl with no one but her dad and the bond they have which at times is uncomfortable to watch and always tense.
A petrol station regular (where the daughter works) becomes a little obsessed with her, and forces himself on her, albeit in a not overtly sexual way, but the reality of the vulnerability of life as a woman is tangible and this is another uncomfortable moment - I felt relive flood through me when he let go of her and left.
It's definitely not a feel-good film, but it does somewhat illustrate that these are two regular(ish), albeit isolated and severely co-dependent in the extreme people, but you don't hate either of them for it despite the wrongness.
It left me wondering what might have lead them to that point and what might be not quite right in their heads to have lead them there.
An interesting film with some beautiful locations and shots, slow-paced, but compelling all the same (not least because my name is Shell).
The remoteness feels fitting given the subject matter of the film, a young woman barely more than a girl with no one but her dad and the bond they have which at times is uncomfortable to watch and always tense.
A petrol station regular (where the daughter works) becomes a little obsessed with her, and forces himself on her, albeit in a not overtly sexual way, but the reality of the vulnerability of life as a woman is tangible and this is another uncomfortable moment - I felt relive flood through me when he let go of her and left.
It's definitely not a feel-good film, but it does somewhat illustrate that these are two regular(ish), albeit isolated and severely co-dependent in the extreme people, but you don't hate either of them for it despite the wrongness.
It left me wondering what might have lead them to that point and what might be not quite right in their heads to have lead them there.
An interesting film with some beautiful locations and shots, slow-paced, but compelling all the same (not least because my name is Shell).