British drama in which a single mother and her teenage daughter move to a new town, where their relationship becomes strained.
It's a timely reminder of the power of genuine love and connection – a welcome beacon of hope in the dark.
Uneven in places, Pin Cushion nonetheless offers a moving meditation on what it feels like to be different, elevated by great work from Joanna Scanlan and newcomer Lily Newmark.
It is a film whose claustrophobia and nightmare-sadness are superbly controlled, and Scanlan gives us one of the best performances of her career as the pitiful and unpitied Lyn.
A quiet and weird story, beautifully executed by Haywood.
Haywood makes good on the metaphorical significance of the title by quickly darkening the tone to reveal a far more disturbing and pointed story about the damage we inflict on one another than the one signalled by its squishy opening scenes.
Haywood uses her camera to gouge open character flaws and let them bleed. It’s not exactly fun, but then it isn’t meant to be.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday July 13, 2018, until Thursday July 19, 2018. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
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