Shell is a 17-year-old woman who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands. Apart from the occasional customers who call by for fuel and a few regulars who acknowledge and catch up with her Shell's only company is her reserved and softly spoken father Pete (Joseph Mawle) to whom she is devoted. A young girl trying to find her place in the world she is on the cusp of womanhood struggling to re-imagine her role within her own family and life in general. Pete meanwhile is damaged goods. He still keenly feels the absence of his wife who ran away when Shell was four while his connection with his daughter is both difficult and disturbing. An assured debut feature starring Joseph Mawle and newcomer Chloe Pirrie Shell marks the arrival of Scottish writer-director Scott Graham as a distinctive new voice in British cinema. Special Features: Short Film Behind the scenes Trailer
A young woman and her teenage son flee Glasgow seeking refuge from a violent crime. They travel overnight to her birthplace, the isle of Iona after which she is named, and attempt to live among the religious community she left behind. Iona's return exposes her tormented son Bull to a way of life she rejected when she left the island as a teenager. As Bull seeks forgiveness for what he's done and the fragile family she left behind try to cope with her return, Iona comes to terms with her loss of faith.
Shell is a 17-year-old woman who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands. Apart from the occasional customers who call by for fuel and a few regulars who acknowledge and catch up with her Shell's only company is her reserved and softly spoken father Pete (Joseph Mawle) to whom she is devoted. A young girl trying to find her place in the world she is on the cusp of womanhood struggling to re-imagine her role within her own family and life in general. Pete meanwhile is damaged goods. He still keenly feels the absence of his wife who ran away when Shell was four while his connection with his daughter is both difficult and disturbing. An assured debut feature starring Joseph Mawle and newcomer Chloe Pirrie Shell marks the arrival of Scottish writer-director Scott Graham as a distinctive new voice in British cinema. Special Features: Short Film Behind the scenes Trailer
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