Gemma Arterton stars as Tara, a housewife and mother suffocating under the weight of her domestic burdens who makes the extraordinary decision to abandon her family in order to find herself. Shot in a claustrophobic, urgent, realist style by cinematographer Laurie Rose (frequent collaborator of Ben Wheatley), Dominic Savage’s intensely visual storytelling is aided by Arterton’s raw and affecting performance. Arterton also takes the producer’s role.
The Escape
Directed by Dominic Savage