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Following his acclaimed debut feature Slow West, Scottish writer-director John Maclean offers up his remarkable second feature. The high-octane action is captured by Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan and features superb performances from British actors Tim Roth and Jack Lowden. Co-produced by Tea Shop Productions, BFI Film Fund and Edinburgh-based Screen Scotland.

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In 18th century Scotland, a young Japanese woman called Tornado (Kōki) and her father Fujin (Takehiro Hira) travel around putting on samurai shows with puppets. After Fujin is murdered by a criminal gang led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son (Jack Lowden), Tornado uses her samurai training to avenge her father’s death.