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Directorial debut short film for Lena Headey, Game of Thrones’s wicked and charming queen.

Excellent directorial debut short film for Lena Headey, better known as the interpreter of the wicked and charming queen in 'Game Of Thrones'. Masterfully directed, Headey manages to express cinematographically a situation that could be considered taboo. She skillfully brings out a current female drama.

A woman of a certain age, Michelle, lives in solitude, working in her own workshop occasionally helping her neighbors who have problems with their cars. One day an intriguing and even a little disturbing young man arrives in the village. A relationship is born between the two, Michelle struggles to let go but eventually falls in love with him. In this story, the protagonist's state of mind is brought out in a skillful and engaging way through a narrative with mysterious and distressing tones.

It's a dark film that doesn't make the viewer feel at ease, this is mainly due to a sense of tension and imminent misfortune throughout the film. However, it is a tender and sensual story that makes the viewer reflect on age, attitudes, love and relationships between people.

Directed And Written: Lena Headey

Interprets: Michelle Fairley, James Nelson-Joyce, Steven Waddington

Country:  UK

Year: 2019

Duration: 32 min

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Catherine Ryan Howard brings her considerable characterisation skills to bear, creating a clever, twisted and chilling plot that left me, as ever, impressed by her skill and imagination.

Source: Review copyPublication: 17 August 2023 from Bantam PressPP: 380ISBN-13: 978-1787636606 My thanks to Bantam Press for an advance copy for review Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. It’s the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the dangers all too well – but what other choice does she…