Writer/director Shan Khan describes his somewhat conflicted first feature as an attempt to tell a story about the harrowing subject of "honour" killings in a manner that could not be dismissed by a mainstream audience as too "worthy". The resulting thriller is torn between providing a serious portrayal of a very real social problem (the yearly number of such cases in the UK is now thought to be in double figures) and indulging in more generic melodrama as Mona (Aiysha Hart) is hunted by her British Muslim family with the aid of NF thug Bounty (Paddy Considine), whose old Aryan Brotherhood allegiances appear to be taking their toll. The performances are strong, particularly from Harvey Virdi who breathes creepy life into the role of murderous mother, and cinematographer David Higgs makes good use of the shadows and light in the urban locations, but the film itself never quite comes into focus.