Cert 15
112 mins
BBFC advice: Contains very strong language, strong violence, drug use, threat
I had to persuade Mrs W to join me at Nottingham's Broadway Cinema on Wednesday evening but, boy, she was glad she did.
Daniel Wolfe's Catch Me Daddy was put together on a shoestring but is one of the most effective low-budget movies we have seen.
Its subject matter promises much but the film delivers far more than either of us had expected.
Set in West Yorkshire, the it centres on a young Muslim woman, Laila (Sameena Jabeen Ahmed) who has run off to live in a caravan with her boyfriend (Connor McCarron).
However, from the outset, they are living on the edge because her father (Wasim Zakir) has paid people to pursue her.
Much of the film is focused on the chase and the couple's desperate struggle to find money while trying to elude their captors.
The pursuit not only puts pressure on their relationship but also on the hunters who include Laila's brother and friends on one team and a double act of a local hardnut (Barry Nunney) and his quiet and older associate (Gary Lewis) on the other.
Trust is lacking between the chasers and the frisson is always threatening to boil over.
Meanwhile, Laila is torn between loyalty to her family and sticking with her fella. It is almost as if she wants to be found.
Catch Me Daddy is a violent film but combines its uncompromising action with the ethical questions surrounding growing up in the UK within an Asian family in which values are much different to those in wider society.
Ahmed and McCarron are impressive while Nunney and, as usual, Lewis, also catch the eye.
But the movie's success is down to its screenplay and Wolfe's direction. Even the choice of down-at-heel locations help ratchet up the atmosphere,
It is worth noting that it is Wolfe's debut feature and that much of the cast are rookies. This makes the end product even more impressive.
Director Daniel Wolfe: "It's a modern-day western, it's a girl on the run from her family and her family send people to pursue her - a kind of modern interpretation of bounty hunters."
Reasons to watch: A powerful and original thriller
Reasons to avoid: Its violence is tough for those with a weak stomach.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: a totally gratuitous shot of a chap's todger
Overall rating: 8.5/10