The burden of family expectations and the corrosive effects of male violence run deep in Christopher Andrews’ gripping debut feature. Sheep farmer Michael (Abbott, Piercing, SFF 2018) is consumed by a long-ago tragedy and constantly berated by his embittered father (Irish great Colm Meaney). Jack (Saltburn’s Keoghan) is the meek-looking son of Michael’s neighbour and rival, Gary. A dispute over prized rams sees old wounds burst open and hostilities between them escalate. What seems a simple story becomes increasingly suspenseful – and bloody – as Andrews’ inventive screenplay brings new perspectives into play. Nora-Jane Noone is outstanding as Caroline, the sole woman in this whirlpool of poisonous male pride.