Iain De Caestecker: 'Shell' blu-ray release

'Shell': Blu-ray release

Independent British distributors Verve Pictures will release on Blu-ray Scottish writer-director Scott Graham's first feature film Shell (2012), starring Chloe Pirrie, Tam Dean Burn, Morven Christie, and Iain De Caestecker. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on July 8th.

Shell is a 17-year-old woman who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands. Apart from the occasional customers who call by for fuel, and a few regulars who acknowledge and catch up with her, Shell's only company is her reserved and softly spoken father Pete (Joseph Mawle), to whom she is devoted. A young girl trying to find her place in the world, she is on the cusp of womanhood, struggling to re-imagine her role within her own family and life in general. Pete, meanwhile, is damaged goods. He still keenly feels the absence of his wife, who ran away when Shell was four, while his connection with his daughter is both difficult and disturbing.

An assured debut feature starring Joseph Mawle and newcomer Chloe Pirrie, Shell marks the arrival of Scottish writer-director Scott Graham as a distinctive new voice in British cinema.

Shell was nominated for three awards at the BFI London Film Festival, including the Best Newcomer award for lead Chloe Pirrie, who provides the film with its beating heart.

Source: BluRay.com