For Those in Peril

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For Those in Peril

2013

1h 32m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Adventure

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Aaron is the lone survivor of a bizarre fishing accident and is blamed by his Scottish community for the tragedy. He stubbornly refuses to believe the other men are dead and sets out to find them.

Critics Consensus

Gentle, deeply felt, and strikingly original, For Those in Peril serves as a powerful calling card for first-time writer-director Paul Wright.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

10/02/2014

The haunting and powerful psychodrama "For Those in Peril" marks an auspicious feature debut for its visionary writer-director, Paul Wright.

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Charles Gant

Variety

09/29/2014

Wright's strongest achievement here is an evocative depiction of place, where young teens flee from adult supervision and danger lies in wait.

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Stephen Dalton

The Hollywood Reporter

09/29/2014

For Those in Peril is a strikingly original feature debut from the 31-year-old Scottish writer-director Paul Wright that resists simple categorization.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

09/06/2019

3/5

For Those in Peril is effective as an allegory, its haunting fairy tale continually drummed into our skulls as the film moves along.

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Stefan Pape

CineVue

03/05/2019

4/5

For Those in Peril isn't afraid to take risks and is full of ingenuity, but at its core is an emotive piece about overcoming a death in the family.

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

11/24/2018

2/5

There's an overuse of Super-8 flashbacks, too many broody close-ups, an abundance of inorganic colour-coded mood scenes, and a predictable late detour into horror mode.

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08/05/2020

Take a simple concept and make it artsy, disjointed and full of flashbacks. That's basically what this film is. Moody, broody.

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05/07/2015

In contrast to Birdman, this Scottish indy film presents an almost entirely believable descent into madness. Beautifully filmed and performed, it's painful and beautiful. Not quite Breaking the Waves, but up there somewhere.

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11/29/2014

Very slow. Dull. Shocked that it's gotten great reviews.

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@RT10200069 11/27/2014

stopped it after 15 minutes. just a lot of slow weird boring garbageness (0.17 views)

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11/01/2014

Mesmerizing. A truly subjective film without much mercy for anyone. Incredibly atmospheric and sad.

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10/23/2014

Potente guión de Paul Wright, quien nos lleva a un pequeño poblado al norte de Escocia, el cual ha sido sacudido por una tragedia. 6 jóvenes naufragaron, y sólo uno de ellos retornó con vida: Aaron. El final es absolutamente sorprendente, pues es una mezcla de todas las cosas que pensabas que podía pasar. La vimos por SANFIC, muy recomendable.

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Synopsis

Aaron is the lone survivor of a bizarre fishing accident and is blamed by his Scottish community for the tragedy. He stubbornly refuses to believe the other men are dead and sets out to find them.

Director: Paul Wright
Producer: Mary Burke, Barry Ryan, Polly Stokes
Screenwriter: Paul Wright
Production Co: Warp Films, Film4, Warp X
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2016
Runtime: 1h 32m