Tyrannosaur

Tyrannosaur is the story of two people in equally different and difficult circumstances that form a special bond in their times of need.

Robbed at the Bafta's last year, especially for Best Actress for Olivia Colman's stunning performance as a beaten down wife, this film is not easy to watch.  Its dark from the start, the sun never coming out except when Peter Mullan is in the scenes with Colman.  Only then are there glimmers of hope for the two of them.

Mullan plays a man down trodden by life, the death of his wife sends him into a spiral of self hate and hate for others.  Their new and tender relationship shapes the rest of the story and how they come to help each other through their difficult times.

While it is harrowing (Colman's savage beating by her demeaning bully of a husband comes to mind), it is still tender and emotional in a way that you don't expect.  I cried a few times as the simple nature of their relationship.  Its by no means an easy watch but it is tragically beautiful all the same.