'' is a
1999 Movie written by
Alexander Stuart , based on his novel, and directed by
Tim Roth . The film takes a blunt look at
Incest in an
English family.
Upon its release, the movie won 9 awards and 10 nominations.
Freddie Cunliffe plays Tom, a teenager distraught due to his family's move from
London to the
Devon countryside, where he misses his old friends. He begins to uncover a sexual secret between his 18 year old sister, Jessie (played by
Lara Belmont ), and their father (
Ray Winstone ). The tension between Tom and Jessie thickens as he reveals his knowledge of the
Incest . Tom confronts their father with accusations, and he responds with an intense beating.
After Tom shares the secret with his mother (
Tilda Swinton ) - who has just given birth to a baby daughter - she confronts her husband by telephone from the hospital. Finally, Tom and Jessie stab and murder their father in his bedroom. They retreat to a hillside bunker, distraught and traumatized. Jessie asks, "What are we gonna' do," signalling that they're on their own from then on.
The film was acclaimed for its blunt, truthful look at incest.
The actors playing Tom and Jessie were discovered through an open casting call. Neither of them had any acting training.
- '''Bodil'' - Best Non-American Film Tim Roth (nominated)
- '''British Independent Film Award'' - Best Newcomer Lara Belmont (Won)
- '''British Independent Film Award'' - Best Actor Ray Winstone (Nominated)
- '''British Independent Film Award'' - Best Actress Lara Belmont (Nominated)
- '''British Independent Film Award'' - Best British Film (Nominated)
- '''British Independent Film Award'' - Best Director (Tim Roth)
