Hunting is firmly the domain of cocky, finance worker Marcus who spouts gun facts learned from his father at the softly-spoken Vaughn who simply wants to get through the weekend without any trouble. Vaughn ( Jack Lowden) is celebrating the news that he will soon become a father, though the last thing he wants to do is leave his pregnant fiancé, especially to go hunting with his single, reckless school pal Marcus ( Martin McCann). It sounds standard, but Palmer crafts his tale richly, avoiding cheap tricks and boring stereotypes, focusing instead on uneasy dialogue and the distress of his fully human characters.
When two lads head off on a celebratory hunting trip, things inevitably go awry and descend into conflict with suspicious locals. Everything is fresh in Calibre, however, from the characters to the pacing and even the occasional trope. It has been showing at the EIFF prior to a Netflix release this Friday (29th June), so it will be available to watch soon! The film is a tense thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, a backwoods affair which may seem a tired genre. Calibre is the debut from writer and director Matt Palmer, best known for a number of horror shorts.
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