after year in the army richard return to his hometown at the countryside with his simpleminded brother anthony . he soon realize that nothing have changer . the smalltime gangster rule the city and the local try their best to maintain some degree of peace in their small society . when richard decide to let the tough know that his back and he immediately cause fear and awaken hidden memory from the dark side of their past . richard be not back to reunite with old friend . behind his cold and robust appearance lie a merciless hate . a hate about to overcome his soul . anthonys absentmindedness make him incapable of understand richards plan . richard be always the one to watch over anthony and protect him from trouble and but he seem to have lose his sense of responsibility to his young brother . someone have cross richards line of tolerance . they have commit a heartless act without consider the consequence . remorse be to late . there be no remedy for their action . richards heart be bowl over in hate and his soul have no room for forgiveness . paddy considine know from in america ( 2002 ) and my summer of love ( 2004 ) and cinderella man ( 2005 ) and play the revengeful ex marine richard with authority and credibility in on of the best performance of his career . toby kebell deliver a remarkable portrayal a the gullible anthony . the detailed cinematography by danny choen balance between adventure beauty and cryptic darkness . shane medows use of flashback scene in black and white give the film a grieving and disturb mood . a strong and invade thriller that uneasy to forget .