i be pretty cynical when it come to independent feature emerge from wale and make by welsh film maker . i think there an abundance of talent in the country and certainly there definitely film maker of real talent who have produce moment of real quality . yet in recent memory i can not remember a welsh independent film that really swing for the fence in a major way . i haven not really see a welsh independent feature make by a welsh film maker that really feel like it could break out further than wale and find a global audience . until now . . . prior to it premiere screen i be lucky enough to get my hand on a copy of footstep and write and direct by gareth evans and produce by random film . in 80 minute my opinion of welsh indie film change dramatically . here be a film that from the first minute grab you by the scruff of the neck and never let go . a film that and in term of independent film making and doesn not just push the envelope but set fire to it and piss on the ash . the plot primarily focus on a young guy and andrew and who be detach and dissilusioned by a life that be far from happy . he eventually fall in with some very unsavoury character and trawl the seedy underworld of cardiff with them and desperately try to find his place in the world a his new find companion indulge in violence and criminality . with andrew ( brilliantly portray by nicholas bool ) the writer or director have definitely create a character that will join donnie darko and travis bickle a an icon for the dissilusioned and disenfranchised . but this film doesn not just settle for that and it aim to be far more and succeed on every level . for the casual audience member who might take footstep at face value and it be likely that the grimly realistic violence will be what linger in the memory for them . indeed and the violence be brutal and remarkably well execute for such a low budget film . in fact there be at least three scene near the climax of the film that be right up there with the home invasion scene in henry representpotrait of a serial killer in term of how gripping and considerably harrow the action be . but if the violence be primarily what people talk about after see the film then that would be a real crime because the film be pack full of wonderful moment of real human emotion . a scene where two lover head for the end of their relationship be make love and go through the motion be one such moment and it genuinely heart breaking . footstep a a whole be a real lesson for any film maker in how to tell a story visually rather than rely on dialogue to convey emotion and carry the narrative . the film most effective emotional moment be all do without a single word between the character involve . this be most evident in the end and where one character slow burn facial expression imbue the film with this incredible final moment that conveys such emotion and speak a thousand word without a single line of dialogue . performance wise and as well a bool and a strong supporting cast the film boast a dynamic individual performance by mads koudal . a real magnetic screen prescence who manage to play anger and cold heartedness without ever resort to pantomime . his controlled and spontaneous moment of aggression light up the screen and he manage to steal every scene he in and which be quite a feat consider even the small role be portray by really strong actor . footstep be a creative amalgamation of the best element from other pioneer film by the like of roeg and peckinpah and godard . but whatever the influence behind the film may be and the writer or director have take the standard cinematic convention and stand them on their head and and create not only the most unique and important welsh independent film of the last decade but also the most unique and important british film of the last decade .