"Of what?"
"Everything."
In this 2025 festival favourite, mild-mannered and awkward Colin (Harry Melling) meets the striking and taciturn biker Ray (Alexander Skarsgard) at his pub over the festive season and falls into a committed sub-dom relationship that takes him into new territory and an unexpected journey of self-discovery. Both lead actors give truly grounded, nuanced and engaging performances - Harry Melling is a revelation here - with charmingly sweet support from Lesley Sharp and Douglas Hodge as Colin's very ordinary suburban parents. It is also a confident feature directorial debut for Harry Lighton, creating an almost kitchen-sink-style drama with tenderness, quirky humour and a physical and emotional frankness that makes the film both edgy and oddly sensitive, with a bitter-sweet third act to round off this very well-executed exploration of a particular relationship.
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