In a Man's World

First off, what with the accents and all, this film may have better been set in Glasgow, but anyone not from Scotland would doubtless not know the difference, so I guess it can pass.

Considering the youth and inexperience of his lead actors, alongside his almost nonexistent budget, Hutcheon has done a marvellous job of bringing the darker side of Scotland's cities to light. It's a little rough around the edges, and perhaps occasionally over the top (shootings are not so common), but in the main accurately portrays the violent environment in which too many kids have grown up.

Having grown up on the outskirts of this society, this film held me from start to finish, at the same time both disturbingly and comfortingly familiar.

I have never seen Aberdeen portrayed in film before, but I think Hutcheon has captured it beautifully, at times dark and forbidding, at others beautiful in desolation.

Honestly, I would recommend this to almost everyone as worth watching, it is very much a diamond in the rough.