Something bad has happened to Scotland, but we don't need to know what "it" is. The Crowman and his boy travel the roads, scraping a living. They interact with some locals, which doesn't go as well as it might. This is the visual equivalent of a Ramones tune, short, spare, no fat and everything in the right place. The direction is taut and immediate, putting the viewer at the heart of the film right away. The film is beautifully shot contrasting the beauty of the rural setting with the brutality of this new life. Although low budget, there is no sense of this anywhere on scree. The acting is excellent, by a mostly unknown cast. There may be hints and elements of The Road, but this is a Scottish film and markedly different. There is a wee bit of gore in the climax, but since when has this been a bad thing?
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