Its always a pleasure to seek out new British films at any festival. This thriller/mystery took me by surprise as it wasn't quite what I expected and I ended up really enjoying it.
About a blind piano player who ends up embroiled in the suspicious death of her upstairs neighbour while also carrying our her own plans.
Previously published at Vulturehound HERE.
The film, I believe, was/is in select cinemas 6 July, and out on DVD & Digital today.
Natalie Dormer portrays Sofia, a blind piano player who is neighbour to a woman who has died under suspicious circumstances. She knew the woman, but not intimately but she didn’t see anything, which is the truth. As it transpires the woman who fell to her death was the daughter of a war criminal currently enjoying the hostile and hospitality of the UK, with a very stern Joely Richardson and Ed Skrein at his side.
As psychological thrillers go, this one covers all grounds. Building suspense through Sofia who can’t see all the danger but we can. There is anticipation about what will happen if she is caught with that little vile of poison or if the police find out she didn’t have headphones on the night of the possible murder. The film creates a semi believable scenario involving war criminals, secrets and long planned revenge but the final few minutes of the film, after a gruesome fight, is severely disappointing and really wasn’t needed, especially after Dormer gives a brilliant complex performance as Sofia. But, ignoring this one little detail, the film is a welcome change to the British thriller landscape.