![]() The following day, nursing hangovers, the lads head out on the hunt, with the more-experienced Marcus keen for Vaughn to get his first kill. They start off with the drinking, finding a local pub where Marcus’ drug-fuelled antics catch the eye of the more-reserved townsfolk, including de facto leader Logan (Tony Curran), who is friendly but stern. Lowden stars as Vaughn, a mild-mannered Edinburger who has a baby on the way, prompting his best mate Marcus (McCann) to drag him out of the city and up to the highlands for a weekend of deer stalking and hard drinking. ![]() ![]() Set in a small town trying to keep itself afloat, the film dabbles with themes of tight-knit community and economic anxiety, but it’s real raison d’etre is suspense and heart-in-mouth tension. The Scottish Highlands are as menacing as they are majestic in Matt Palmer’s Calibre, a nerve-shredding thriller that sees Jack Lowden and Martin McCann’s city boys caught in a rural nightmare when a hunting trip goes badly wrong. ![]()
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