This fortnight the film is Eastern Promises from 2007, directed by David Cronenberg.

It stars Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassell and Armin Mueller-Stahl.

In case you've not seen it before , please be aware that it features depictions of rape and sexual slavery. There's some pretty graphic violence as well (but that is kind of par for the course for a Cronenberg film).

For this episode, Ally is joined by actor, singer and writer Lydia Kapp-Gutilla. She is the writer and star of short film Clarence, directed by Rob Thomson, which can be viewed here.

SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS from about 24 minutes in until the end.

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