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In discussing the project, Andrews notes two main influences sourced from his personal experience: growing up in Ireland between Catholic and Protestant families, and living under \u201cthe long shadow cast by family patriarchs.\u201d What makes these dynamics so dangerous, especially for young men struggling to establish their place in this world, is that there is security and comfort in familiarity.<\/span><\/p>\n This speaks to the way these characters gravitate toward what they already know. In one of the calmer moments of the film, Jack and his father, Gary (Paul Ready), are waiting to unload their truck. When Jack asks Gary\u2013\u201cIf you had the chance to leave here, would you?\u201d\u2013Gary has difficulty even grasping the question or the idea of living elsewhere. He eventually answers randomly: \u201cHolland\u201d or \u201cNorfolk\u201d due to the lack of hills. Jack repeats that Gary is free to choose anywhere in the whole world. \u201cI can\u2019t afford to go anywhere,\u201d Gary states plainly. \u201cBut it\u2019s a fantasy question,\u201d Jack emphasizes. \u201cOh, right,\u201d Gary says quietly, without offering a new answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n