One of the best films I saw at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year is now in cinemas as one of the most exciting – and unexpected – new Christmas movies.

Pillion, the feature debut from British filmmaker Harry Lighton, is one of the filthiest movies I’ve watched, while also demonstrating a real aptitude for emotional tenderness.

And not only is it showing during December, but the film’s story begins on Christmas Eve, with one of its most pivotal scenes happening on December 25.

Forget the discussion around unusual and genre-bending Christmas movies like Gremlins, Bad Santa and even Tangerine, Pillion is the most unorthodox of the lot as as an X-mas flick – or should I say XXX-mas?

Starring former Harry Potter actor Harry Melling – who made his name playing Dudley Dursley in the fran

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