The Delivered

"It is an arresting film, although a bit programmatic, with narrative turns that can broadly be predicted. Yet the lead performance by Peake holds it together: fierce, strong, intelligent (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"Authentic, pastoral, feminist, and very violent, this story about the liberation of Puritan housewife Fanny Lye (a superb Maxine Peake) slowly burns up the screen" 

"A baffling movie experience. I appreciated the strong performances and design elements, but they don’t make up for the slow story, the pedantic arguments about religion or the movie's insistence that the terrible events of the film liberated Fanny." 

"While Maxine Peake shines in the lead role (...), all aspects of Thomas Clay’s gritty, immersive historical drama blaze with visceral authenticity (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"A potent brew of sex, violence and political radicalism (...) 'Fanny Lye' is a well-made, gripping film, with a principled sense of wanting to explore British history"