Lionel is a train driver. A widower, he has brought up his only daughter Josephine since she was very small. Today, she's a young woman. They live side by side, living in each other's pockets, in a protective cocoon from the outside world. For Lionel, everything in his life revolves around his daughter and for Josephine, her world is her father. Little by little, Lionel realises that time has passed and perhaps the time has come for them both to move on and find their independence.

The new film from the renowned director Claire Denis (Chocolat) is a beautifully observed and emotionally vibrant father and daughter relationship drama which captures the warmth and easy going love between family and close friends, drawing perfectly nuanced and sensitive, truthful performances from all of her cast.

35 Shots of Rum / 35 rhums premiered to great critical acclaim at last year's Venice Film Festival, equalling Claire Denis' superb earlier films Beau Travail and Vendredi Soir in its poetic and impressionistic portrait of a particular place and close-knit community, It is masterfully shot by Denis' regular cinematographer Agnès Godard and with an emotionally evocative score by fellow long term artistic collaborators, The Tindersticks.

35 Shots of Rum will be released on UK DVD on 19th October 2009 by New Wave Films at the RRP of £19.99. The 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby 2.0 and 5.1 audio are supported by the following extras:

• Interview with Claire Denis (21 mins);
• Trailer.