| Director | Ronan Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $1.6 million |
Jem Stoker is a retired veteran. He departs from his wife, Nessa, and son, Brian, to go in a remote forest. In the forest, he arrives at the hut of his brother Ray who is also a retired veteran having previously served in Northern Ireland. He is living in the forest as a recluse. Jem brings Ray a letter from Nessa wherein she asks Ray to come back home to talk to Brian. Brian has been sent home from the army because he ruthlessly hurt one of his colleagues.
Jem stays with Ray at the hut. Ray was married to Nessa and had left her when she was pregnant with Brian. Jem married her instead and raised Brian as his own son. Jem discovers that Ray has stored all the letters that Nessa wrote to him. There is also a miniature painting that Brian had painted in the same storage box. Jem convinces Ray to come with him, and later calls Nessa that Ray is with him and will be meeting Brian.
Nessa confronts Brian about his behaviour. She shares the story of Ray and how he was before he left her. She emphasises that Ray is a good and brave man who was troubled due to his involvement in the army during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Brian is unconvinced by her story and still despises Ray for leaving his family.
Ray reveals to Jem that he was on a surveillance task around a shed where they had a tip-off about a bombmaker and his teenager nephew. The bomb exploded due to some fault and the bombmaker was shredded. As Ray's unit moved inwards, Ray saw the nephew lying on the floor, his body bloodied and maimed, and the bombmaker's teeth embedded in his head. He kept calling for his mother, and begged Ray to end his misery. Ray shot him, which led to an in-department enquiry and him being declared a war criminal, a label that affected him deeply. Ray was removed from service, which brought him back home to Sheffield, after which he left Nessa.
A hailstorm then strikes down both the city and the forest. In the aftermath, Ray engages Jem in a brawl, only for Jem to calm him down. Ray and Jem both return home, with Ray driving the motorcycle. Arriving at the Stoker home, he sees Nessa and Brian, and he walks toward their porch.