AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS

Out in UK cinemas this week:

AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS.

jeremycprocessing.com/and-then-come-the-nightjars/

I've always felt filmed stage plays were a bad idea; generally they don't work. However, this one, about a farmer and a vet whose friendship is tested by the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak, is a rare exception that proves the rule. Good little film.

3 1/2 stars.

UK distrib: Finite Films and TV.