adapted from Wendy Erskine’s short story and directed by Kathryn Ferguson, a faded 80s pop star from England – played by Aidan Gillen – is invited to perform at an event in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hoping to recapture his glory days, he arrives in a divided city he doesn’t understand, only to encounter a disturbing truth that changes everything.

the film draws a compelling, tragic parallel: a paramilitary battalion and a washed-up 80s one-hit-wonder, each desperately clinging to a distorted version of their heyday. Their shared longing for a past long gone—and arguably best forgotten—creates a deeply unsettling portrait of communities and individuals trapped by their own nostalgia. and then there is a soundtrack scored by Bastille’s Dan Smith… perfection…