: Though Eric initially presents himself as a grieving widower, it is eventually revealed that he was responsible for the car accident that killed his pregnant wife because he was drunk driving .
The film , directed by Russell Owen, is a psychological horror story that serves as a grim meditation on grief, guilt, and self-punishment. The Deep Story: Purgatory and Penance Shepherd (2021)
: Eric finds journals in his cottage written by previous shepherds, one of which mentions a "witch." This suggests a cycle: the island is a place where men with heavy "psychological burdens" are lured to be broken down by their own guilt. Key Narrative Elements : Though Eric initially presents himself as a
While the surface plot follows (Tom Hughes) as he takes a lonely shepherding job on a remote Scottish island to escape the trauma of his wife Rachel's death, the "deep story" is about Eric being trapped in a personal hell or purgatory of his own making. Key Narrative Elements While the surface plot follows