Synopsis
Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.
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Cast
- Jack LowdenVaughn
- Martin McCannMarcus
- Tony CurranLogan McClay
- Kate BrackenIona
- Cal MacAninchAl McClay
- Ian PirieBrian McClay
- Cameron JackFrank McClay
- George AntonAngus
- Therese BradleyMary
- Joe CassidyPete
Recommandations
- 80
The Guardian
On a beat-by-beat basis, writer-director Matt Palmer’s feature debut skates close to the edge of cliche – only to swerve suddenly in an interesting new direction almost every time. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A brutally effective little thriller which rings welcome changes on hackneyed urbanites-vs-backwoodsfolk templates. - 80
Variety
If nothing here is exactly new, it’s the sheer, breathless precision and momentum of Calibre’s assembly that keeps it startling. - 80
CineVue
Calibre is a thriller, but one that’s rooted in reality rather than the fantastical or absurd; edgy and tragic. - 80
The New York Times
The character dynamics are recognizable in the way they hew to genre conventions. But the details provided in the writing, and by the two leads’ performances, add distinctive details and dimension here. This makes the film’s harrowing action all the more believable. - 70
Screen Daily
The smouldering animosity of an impoverished small town towards two outsiders, combined with the contained tension as a precarious alibi collapses, one chance event at a time, means that the film should resonate with audiences looking for effective genre material. - 50
Movie Nation
Matt Palmer’s film is an engrossing but unsurprising swirl of self-preservation instincts, grief, panic and terror. It achieves pulse-pounding only once, and rarely strays from the predictable path set for it.
