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A sensuous and erotically charged debut feature from Jordan Scott, daughter of Ridley Scott, is a period drama set in a remote and austere all girl’s boarding school in rural Ireland in the 1930s. Many of the girls at the school have a crush on their beautiful young swimming instructor, the enigmatic Miss G (Eva Green). Hitherto Miss G has done little to discourage their idolatry, but when exotic Spanish pupil Fiamma starts at the school, Miss G's attention is diverted as she becomes increasingly fascinated by the new arrival - much to the chagrin of her doting devotees.

With stunning cinematography from John Mathieson (Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven) which perfectly encapsulates the fairytale qualities at the film’s heart, Cracks is a worthy entry in the canon of classics of ‘innocence lost’ alongside Picnic at Hanging Rock and Heavenly Creatures.