Anyone who's seen Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin knows the director's a master of tension.

A quality she brings once more to You Were Never Really Here, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a tormented enforcer on a rescue mission to save a missing teenage girl. The official synopsis adds, "Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead his awakening."

Based on the book by Jonathan Ames, the film premiered to critical adulation at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where Lynne Ramsay won Best Screenplay and Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor.

It also boasts a soundtrack by Jonny Greenwood, and further stars Ekaterina Samsonov, Judith Roberts, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olsen, and Alessandro Nivola.

With revenge thrillers now something of a drawn-out cinematic genre (how many Takens are we on now?), it's tantalising to see such an accomplished, visionary directory like Ramsay take it all on and promise a brutally revamped take.

You can take an exclusive look at the poster below and the new UK trailer above.



You Were Never Really Here hits UK cinemas 9 March.