Director: Gareth Evans (as G.H. Evans)
Writer: Gareth Evans (as G.H Evans)
Cast: Nicholas Bool, Mads Koudal, Jared Morgan, Solitaire Mouneimne, Emma Powell
Cert: 18
Running time: 77mins
Year: 2006
The lowdown: Gareth (The Raid 2) Evans’ micro-budgeted, Cardiff based debut is a sombre, sordid tale riffing on the urban myth of snuff movies and the God’s lonely man vengeance of Taxi Driver. Sandpaper rough but brimming with potential, its chief fascination comes from seeing Evans’ themes and style in embryonic form.
The full verdict: Footsteps (also known as the blunter Vengeance Day on UK DVD) is raw. Raw in its story and themes, raw in its production and execution, raw in its talent.
And a raw blueprint for what would come once Evans had relocated to Indonesia.
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