Gary Oldman's semi-autobiographical account of a family haunted by the spectre of domestic violence, and torn apart by alcohol and drug abuse, is one of the most searing, uncompromising and remarkable films you'll see this, or indeed any year.
Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke give tour-de-force performances as the couple whose marriage falls apart before our eyes, supported by an excellent cast of British faces and a painfully realistic screenplay by Oldman.