Men are monsters, albeit ones with the potential for redemption, in this measured,
mechanical portrait of Joseph, whose slow moral awakening comes via an unlikely relationship with thrift - store proprietor Hannah (Olivia Colman),
whom Joseph — after attacking a gang of young bar patrons — ruthlessly berates during their opening meeting, condemning her (without any justification) for being a content middle - class idiot whose barren womb is a source of shame.