Unconditional Love

Unconditional concerns two 17 year old twins Owen (Harry McEntire) and his more aggressive sister Kristen (Madeleine Clark) who look after their disabled mother.

Kristen wants some cash and applies for a loan, she is visited by a local loan adviser, Liam (Christian Cooke) who is charismatic and Kristen takes a shine to him.

However Liam is interested in Owen, for a laugh he gets Owen to dress up like a woman and takes him out for the night wining and dining him. This relationship continues but it is clear Liam is conflicted with his own sexual preferences, he does not feel attracted to Owen when he is not dressed as a woman. For Owen, he is finding out about himself and his own sexuality but Liam is volatile and wants unconditional love which threatens to psychologically suffocate Owen.

This is a nice little movie, filmed in the north east and with a raw feel to it. You feel for Owen when he is abandoned at the beach by Liam. An intense performance from both the leads but it works more as a small scale character study rather than a feature film.