John Maclean directs Kōki, Jack Lowden and Tim Roth in this period thriller where samurai’s daughter finds herself being pursued across the Scottish Highlands by a gang of murderous thieves.

Very Alex Cox. A few neat moments but often interminable. The kinda movie you want to love for what it is but feels like a lifeless exercise for swathes. Even Tim Roth is subdued. Lush sparse production design and Robbie Ryan lensing.

5

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