"A catalogue of stories in which people told their tales simply and clearly, it was a
brutally aggressive film, one of the most violent I have seen in a long time. But the real
violence is in what you feel, not what you see. And these stories: you felt them......"
Daily Express

"A powerful and disturbing film............." Mail on Sunday

"Stylishly alternating colour interviews with haunting black and white cityscapes, this
was such an unusual subject and such a complex dilemma................." Daily Telegraph

"As compelling as Holding On and occasionally just as bleak............" Guardian

"A distinctly discomfiting and at times shocking film......the real impact is in asking
questions that many of us will find very awkward to answer............" Evening Standard

"Stories to make your blood boil and make you think in a powerful documentary......"
Sunday Times

"Nicholas O’Dwyer’s haunting film shone its light on the ways in which an attacker’s
punch leaves scars on people who were never his victims................" Times