In 1944 a group of women in an isolated Welsh village wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished.
A beautiful, elliptical war film with the haunting qualities of a ghost story. Riseborough is terrific and Gupta proves that he's a talent to watch.
Though it’s clear the budget wouldn’t have covered the cappuccinos on the WE shoot, director Amit Gupta rescues the piece from seeming like a television drama by feasting on the Welsh landscape and making the most of a gifted cast.
An accomplished first feature. It’s Riseborough who emerges head held highest, though.
This is an overwhelmingly bleak film, progressing with a dreamlike drift, and the howl of wind is a continuous accompaniment.
It just ends up confused and pointless.
The film has the feel of Sunday night telly – perfectly serviceable, but not much more.
Resistible.
Lyrical and well-observed, the film's drawback is its lack of dramatic oomph.
The story sinks into humourless catatonia, surrendering all pulse.
Not bad, but it falls far short of It Happened Here.
It tells its powerful story with impressively frosty reserve, but, as a result, it could well cut itself off from an audience.
An irresistible opportunity
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