Clever, disturbing and just a smidgeon too slight, Una examines a kind of relationship not often seen on screen – that of a middle-aged sexual predator and his 13-year-old victim. He bounces between creepy and sympathetic as Ray, who has changed his name to Peter after serving time for his sexual relationship with Una, played at 13 and with great conviction by Ruby Stokes. We see young Una in flashbacks, including the trial when she told him, via one-way video monitor, that she loved him. She’s seen Ray’s picture in a newspaper and tracks him down at work. Young Una was clearly a willing participant, but Ray just as clearly should have said no before anything happened.

Source: National Post October 19, 2017 20:37 UTC