This back and forth, tick-tocking between episodes of hope and defeat, doesn’t amount to a conventional story arc, but Dickinson...maintains an unerring pace, kicked along by unpredictable bursts of Alan Myson’s electronic score.

It may be tonally all over the place as cinema, but in his first film, actor turned director Harris Dickinson cuts a direct path to the heart and certifies star Frank Dillane as a major talent.

A really auspicious directing debut.

Too bad Dickinson is tied up for a while playing John Lennon in four Beatles movies – his skill and talent behind the camera are significant. Patience, then, for his next directorial effort.