Red Road
2006
***
Director: Andrea Arnold
Cast: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Nathalie Press, Martin Compston, Andrew Armour, Jessica Angus, Paul Higgins
A CCTV operator monitors the seedy suburbs of Glasgow when she accidentally spots a man from her past, and becomes obsessed with him. This captivating thriller is a bit heavy-going in the midsection, although the slow pace does help to create a sense of uncertainty about her motives and his true nature. Andrea Arnold's feature debut is the first in a trilogy in which three first-time directors must use the same set of characters in the same location to tell a different story. The second film, Donkeys, by Morag McKinnon was released in 2010.
