Movie

Semolina Pilchard

2026 · 123 min

A sour-sweet family crime story that keeps you tense and amused while it stings with mortality and sibling cruelty.

Tagline: All you need is crime.
Overview: As a terminally ill Liverpool gangster summons his estranged eldest daughter back to their hometown after a five-year absence, his youngest daughter, determined to inherit everything, plots to eliminate her.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, greed, betrayal, death
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
greed
betrayal
death
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild