A thoroughly enjoyable ride through a very well made and acted film with a twist of taboo thrown in for good measure.Happy, sad & definitely thought provoking.

This is an outstanding British film. It is somewhat unusual in it's setting/film location chosen, which doesn't look like anywhere in particular. the house is in a very isolated location and the surrounding area looks like a big building site or somewhere from another planet. The film captures what it is like to be a teenager - especially a teenage boy - who for most of the early film is living in his own imaginary world - he imagines he a space captain - like in a science fiction future age scenario and he goes though it all in his head as he's walking around observing things (you see what he does like he does (it's like you are him) - usually on his own. The skill of this film is that it is able to capture perfectly what it is like to be this age and to be living in a sort of parallel universe. Although the subject matter is somewhat dodgy - this film I found to be extremely well acted - it is a quality film. The film shows how the events that are going on in peoples heads can (if unchecked) get seriously out of control. The absolute skill of the film maker was not only to make it all totally believable but also to make you understand why this might happen to a young family who suddenly loose their parents. I would strongly recommend this film to anyone with an open mind because the way that it has been filmed and the high quality acting performances made it for me like a breath of fresh air to watch.