Daughter, The (15)

The story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left home years before.

The critical consensus

The Daughter eschews melodrama to become a searing, poignant and devastating study of the seismic power of betrayal.

(*) Nikki Baughan, The List, 23/05/2016

As drama, this is downbeat and depressive but Stone elicits committed and intense performances from an excellent cast and his low-key naturalistic approach is at least occasionally leavened by moments of lyricism.

(*) (*) Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 26/05/2016

(*) (*) Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 28/05/2016

A family’s long-buried secret is unearthed in an Ibsen adaptation marked by fine performances.

(*) Wendy Ide, The Observer, 29/05/2016