Pylon

Pylon

2023 · 11 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

A field. A gang. A gun. A frightened boy. His brave sister. Their determined mother. And a towering steel obelisk overseeing it all. 'Pylon' is about fractious family relationships, the horrors siblings subject each other to and the indelible marks they leave.

Directed by Barnaby Blackburn · Written by Barnaby Blackburn

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