The second sequence - from 20 minutes to 50 minutes - gives us an understanding of the narrative issues of the film. we 'see' the initial talk where Derek tells Kelly that she has to procure a young girl for Duncan Allen a local crime lord and Kelly's initial resistance to the idea.
We see the way that Kelly finds Joanne and the way that Derek is able;e to play on Joanne's weakness to persuade her to go to Duncan's house for sex. We also in present time are shown Kelly's attempts to put right the damage she feels she is responsible for by trying to raise the money to send Jo to her grandmother in Devon.
The details fill in gaps in the story but do not answer the key question that Derek finally confronts Kelly with when he arrives in Brighton and catches Kelly and Jo. 'What happened?'
The use of a non-linear narrative allows the director to control what we see and when as much as it does how we see it and he uses it to create further enigmas, particularly around the key question of what happened at Duncan Allen's house and why Stuart is so keen to find them. Such a technique heightens the idea of how the story will play out especially now they are prisoners of Derek.
TASK:
Which other film's do you know that use a non-linear narrative?
Why do you think they did so?
what differences would it make if they had chosen a linear structure?
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