Similarly, the film refuses to simplistically portray its characters as good or bad, instead painting both parties as equally deserving (or undeserving) of our sympathies. Never relying on cheap thrills or shock tactics, Calibre often either avoids showing the more savage acts of violence, or presents them in the blink of an eye, making them far more effective and realistic. Together, the pair maintain an almost unbearable level of tension right up until the film’s bloody, ferocious conclusion. Credit must also go to his editor, the veteran Chris Wyatt, whose previous credits have included Dead Man’s Shoes, This Is England, God’s Own Country and ’71. There’s a tenacious efficiency to Palmer’s direction that sees any excess in plot stripped away, leaving a film of pure muscle.

Calibre is both an outstanding debut feature for Palmer and the jewel in the crown of Wellington’s impressive body of work His relationship with McCann’s Marcus has an air of believability that rings true from the opening scene and never deviates. McCann also excels as the wilder of the pair, leading from the front when it comes to chatting up girls, getting in to fights, taking drugs or, once tragedy has ensued, deciding the pair’s course of action.

Rising star Lowden, who recently shone as Collins, the downed Spitfire pilot who barely survived Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, provides another display of why he is amongst the most sought after young British actors working today.

Vaughn (Jack Lowden) and Marcus (Martin McCann) decide to take a weekend away from their urbanite lives to go hunting in the wilds of Caledonia. Leaving behind a pregnant fiancée, Vaughn is clearly more in need of a break from life’s worries than the seemingly more easy going Marcus. After an opening night of heavy drinking, the pair set off on a stag hunt that quickly turns into an unthinkable tragedy, setting off a chain of events that will have disastrous consequences. outsiders motif from the likes of Deliverance or Straw Dogs, but successfully avoids familiarity or cliché. Rather, Calibre is a film that constantly keeps you guessing, providing silence when you expect bloodshed and chaos when you expect calm. Starring: Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony CurranĪ weekend getaway to the Scottish highlands descends into a living nightmare for two life-long friends in Calibre, the debut feature from writer/director Matt Palmer. Produced by Nottingham’s Wellington Films - the team behind 2006’s London to Brighton – this gritty British thriller evokes the locals vs.

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