
Iona takes her teenage son to the holy island where she was born so they can hide from a violent crime. As her son seeks forgiveness for what he has done Iona comes to terms with her loss of faith.... (Full plot summary below)
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Iona takes her teenage son to the holy island where she was born so they can hide from a violent crime. As her son seeks forgiveness for what he has done Iona comes to terms with her loss of faith.
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| The Mail on Sunday (UK)Matthew BondLed by the wonderfully watchable Negga, the ensemble acting is stunningly good in a dark film that takes it time in revealing its themes -- guilt, faith, sin, forgiveness. |
| Battle Royale With CheeseRosalynn Try-HaneBeautiful, savage and beguiling describes both the island and the central protagonist (stunning performance by Ruth Negga) of this film by writer/director Scott Graham. |
| CineVueJamie NeishIt's beautiful and there are enough small moments in Iona that compensate for the lack of a cohesive, especially interesting, narrative. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirDirected by Scott Graham, the story has a timeless quality, the spiritual and the bucolic intersecting with unnatural desires fed by the proximity of the community. |
| GuardianWendy IdeIt's a striking piece, and director of photography Yoliswa von Dallwitz evocatively captures the exposed, untamed island landscape. |
| Little White LiesCharlotte KeeysMelancholy characters shine in this powerful portrait of island life. |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbyScott Graham's confident drama features a strong central performance and a believably bleak sense of place, but it's almost comically taciturn in places, its secrets unravelling slowly amid an atmosphere of quiet trauma. |
| Alternative LensJennifer HeatonNegga's lead performance is strong, but the film's deliberately slow pacing and dour tone make the film a hard sit ... |
| Time OutDave CalhounThere's something unconvincing about the whole enterprise. |
| Radio TimesStephen CartyThe scenery is striking, and Negga is impressive as a woman who is haunted by events from her past. Regrettably, though, the film itself isn't worthy of such praise. |