Director: DR Hood
Cast: Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans
Certificate: 15

Young couple Dawn (Foy) and David (Cumberbatch) have left the big city for the slower paced life of David's childhood home, a tiny village in the Fens, to raise children. Dawn is finding her niche in the country, keeping chickens, singing in the choir, and fixing up the wreck of a house the couple have bought. But at the arrival of David's brother Nick (Evans), the couple's idyllic lives start to unravel.

Nick is troubled. Back from Iraq, he sleep walks and is prone to nightmares. But he and David have unfinished family squabbles that frequently erupt. Confined to the village with Dawn, we see hints of the murky undercurrent hiding beneath the village's dreamlike surface.

This is a subtle tale of relationships and betrayal and of the darker side of families. Director DR Hood's choice of location gives it an atmospheric and isolated feel, something enhanced by the fact that the camera never leaves the village. The lead couple are great - Foy is beautiful to watch and the chemistry between her and Cumberbatch is utterly believable - and their flawed humanity keeps you engaged, but some will ultimately find the film's rural confines too much on the dull side.

VERDICT 

It's difficult to watch, but Wreckers is a compelling, uncomfortable drama of family and betrayal.