Hold Back the Night
First screened in April 2018
Director: Philip Davis. Cast: Christine Tremarco, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Sheila Hancock, Kenneth Colley, Hannah Bridges, Richard Platt, Julie Ann Watson, Tommy Tiernan, Andrew Livingston, Peter Anders, Lars Oostveen. Screenplay: Steve Chambers.

Twitter Capsule: Some potent photography and mood-building in this strange, erratic tale of eco-activism and perverse yearning.

VOR:   For all that's harsh, timely, and provocative about it, I'm surprised it doesn't linger more. Might have dawn out more resonance among its themes.



Photo © 1999 Channel Four Films/Parallax Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


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