Sexually searing and psychologically provocative, with Kelly + Victor, first time feature director Kieran Evans' has made the BDSM film Fifty Shades of Grey could only ever hope to be. A daring adaptation of Niall Griffiths' acclaimed, risqué novel, Evans' assured handling of sexually explicit material uses kink to explore the fear and sadness of two characters who are crazy in love and going crazy because of it. The seedy visual style (strongly reminiscent of Lynne Ramsay's Morvern Callar) is spare and unflinching, perfectly complimenting the couple's unsettling slip into a dark moral decline. Powerfully portrayed by Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris, both actors give their all and hold nothing back in vanity free performances.

We spoke to Kieran at last year's London Film Festival about the significant departures his adaptation makes from the novel and his personal response to these two characters.

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You can watch the trailer for KELLY + VICTOR below: