Battlescar is an action-packed VR film starring Rosario Dawson

Martin Allais isn’t a punk. At least, he doesn’t appear as such when I find him battling jet lag atop an offensively pink pillow just a stroll along from central London’s Southbank Center. His long hair is neatly tied back in a bun and he rests his crossed arms on his knees as if ready to dive into impromptu meditation at a moment’s notice. Between stifled yawns from an early morning flight from Barcelona, he seems generally amiss on his first day at the Raindance Film Festival.

At first sight, it’s not what I expected from the co-director of Battlescar. It’s a searing, explosive VR feature that thrusts you into the disgruntled spirit of the late 1970s New York punk scene. Blink and you’ll miss it, and you’ll get no apologies from its creators.