Locke has done what many married men fantasize about doing at some point in their lives, he’s slept with another woman (if only for one night). The woman, now in hospital, giving birth to his child, requires his support and presence, and Ivan aims not to disappoint. Ivan is at a stage in his life where he feels the need (more than ever) to do right by people, if only to extricate himself from the moral mess he’s created. His predicament unfolds through telephone dialogue with his wife, children, lover and colleagues as he drives his car through the night (en route to the hospital), in a way that completely grips the viewer from the start.

Brilliantly acted, beautifully shot, LOCKE has all the atmosphere of the cocooned, night-time world. Lurid, unnerving, desperately lonely and thrilling. A brilliantly written and acted film. About the director: Steven Knight was born in 1959 in Marlborough, England. He is a writer and producer, known for Eastern Promises (2007) and Dirty Pretty Things (2002). Knight also created the TV series Who Wants To be a Millionaire.

“There’s enough tense humour to remind us of the thin line between farce and the horror of everyday crisis” – Jonathan Romney, The Observer.