Shepherd (2021) -

: Though Eric initially presents himself as a grieving widower, it is eventually revealed that he was responsible for the car accident that killed his pregnant wife because he was drunk driving .

While the surface plot follows (Tom Hughes) as he takes a lonely shepherding job on a remote Scottish island to escape the trauma of his wife Rachel's death, the "deep story" is about Eric being trapped in a personal hell or purgatory of his own making. Shepherd (2021)

: Critics describe the film as a "tale about Eric’s self-flagellation," where every supernatural event is a manifestation of his desire to be punished for his crimes. : Though Eric initially presents himself as a