A young woman and her teenage son flee Glasgow to find refuge from a violent crime. They travel to her birthplace and namesake, the remote island of Iona, and attempt to live in the religious community she had left behind. Iona’s return exposes her tormented son Bull to a way of life she had rejected when she left the island as a teenager. While Bull seeks forgiveness for what he has done and the fragile family tries to come to terms with her return, Iona herself must come to terms with her loss of faith.

Written & directed by: Scott Graham
Camera: Yoliswa von Dallwitz
Cut: Florian Nonnenmacher
Music: Douglas MacDougall
Sound:Chris Campion
Producer:Margaret Matheson, Gunter Hanfgarn
Editorial:Alexander Bohr (ZDF/arte)
Production:Gunter Hanfgarn, Margaret Matheson
Co-production:Bard Entertainments (GB), HANFGARN & UFER (Deutschland)
Funding: British Film Institute, Creative Scotland

Iona: Ruth Negga
Daniel: Douglas Henshall
Matthew: Tom Brooke
Elisabeth: Michelle Duncan
Bull: Ben Gallagher
Sarah: Sorcha Groundsell
Young Reader: Christine Steele
Detective: Matthew Zajac
Stephen: Jim Sturgeon

Nomination, Best British Feature Film, Edinburgh International Film Festival (Schottland), 2015
Nomination, Beste Schauspielerin (Ruth Negga), BAFTA Scotland Awards 2015
Filmfest Hamburg, 2015
Torino Film Festival (Italien), 2015