[2] The film stars Jack Lowden and Martin McCann, two hunters who are embroiled in a traumatising incident while on a hunting trip in the Scottish highlands and must escape the local village without arousing suspicion.
An Edinburgh businessman, Marcus, takes his childhood friend, Vaughn, whose fiancée is newly pregnant, on a weekend hunting in the Scottish Highlands.
Vaughn realises he has forgotten ammunition for his rifle, so Marcus lets him borrow one of his guns, despite this violating the strict firearm laws.
The boy's father arrives and, in a fit of grief, picks up Vaughn's gun and points it at him; but Marcus shoots the man.
However, Marcus is told by a petrol station owner that Logan said no other hunters are around and convinces a traumatised Vaughn they can only protect themselves by returning after nightfall and burying the bodies.
The next day, their escape from the village is postponed when Brian, one of Logan's brothers, slashes their tires and attacks Marcus for sleeping with Kara and giving her cocaine.
[8] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average rating of 76 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
[9] Guy Lodge of Variety called the film "a sensationally well-executed nerve-mangler", and gave high praise to "the level of craft and confidence on display in all aspects of Calibre, from [Matt] Palmer's clean, lean scripting to Márk Györi's baleful, autumn-chill camerawork to a lead performance of through-the-wringer commitment by rising Scots star Jack Lowden.
"[10] Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter noted that "a mature social concern about the plight of remote, economically marginal but tightly knit communities, gives Calibre a pungent, intriguing layer of ambiguity that only sharpens the acute pain of the awful events so skillfully depicted.
"[11] Catherine Renton of The Edinburgh Reporter concluded a very positive review of the film by claiming "I was exhausted but exhilarated after a taut 100 minutes of drama, and I can't wait to do it all again..."[12]