Broken Bird

Sybil is an eccentric oddity, working in a job at a mortuary that seems to suit her persona. She has an encounter with a handsome young man, when visiting a museum, which could be the start of a new chapter in her lonely life.

The movie has a slow and disjointed start but as the pieces in the puzzle slowly start to bind together, the film intensifies and starts to dish out some pretty shocking content and solid plot twists.

It's a strong directorial debut for Joanne Mitchell, who I'd only ever seen as an actress before, in the gritty thriller "Bait", so hats of to her for a job well done.

Broken Bird is not flawless. It meanders a bit at the start but the film is carried very well by actress Rebecca Calder, who can't be faulted.

It's a witty, dark movie that is not quite a horror film but had enough unpleasantness in some scenes to really make me squirm.