A West London-set thriller about Mona, a young British-Muslim woman on the run after her family discovers she plans to elope with her Punjabi boyfriend. Desperate to save face, her mother and brother hire a ruthless, nameless bounty hunter (Paddy Considine) to track her down, bringing them into a dangerous confrontation over tradition and “honour killings”.
No masterpiece, but it is an accomplished debut.Rex Reed, Observer
What this confident debut lacks in subtlety, it more than makes up in execution.Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
A partially successful hybrid of social-realist drama and escapist revenge thriller.Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter