'' Red Road '' is the first instalment of Advance Party , a planned set of three conceptually-related films by different first-time directors . Set on a housing estate in Glasgow , the revenge-themed story centres on a CCTV ( security TV cameras ) operator who develops an obsession with someone she observes , for reasons that become clear through the progress of the film . The picture has won the British director comparisons with established names such as Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier . '' Screen International '' critic Allan Hunter said the film was " likely to emerge as one of the discoveries of this year 's Cannes Film Festival ( 2006 ) . " It went on to win the Jury Prize at Cannes that year
Cannes Film Festival
2006 Cannes Film Festival
Andrea Arnold