“Model-turned-actress” can often be a difficult descriptor to bear. So for her debut lead role in kinetic drama Electricity, Agyness Deyn has thrown herself in at the deep end with a solemn portrayal of a young girl plagued by violent epileptic fits. "My friend has epilepsy and when I got the script she was going through a lot very similar things as the character in regards to changing her medication," says Deyn, who worked with a specialist who walked her through the condition on a "physical, emotional and metal level." Following fleeting roles as a meek Aphrodite in CGI blockbuster Clash of the Titans (2010), and a gritty stripper in 2012’s Pusher, Electricity sees the British beauty portray a woman whose debilitating condition induces frighteningly vivid hallucinations.

Based on British author Ray Robinson’s novel of the same name, director Bryn Higgins’ graphic interpretation sporadically allows the viewer to witness the drama from the perspective of the troubled protagonist, who ultimately emerges defiant in her refusal to be defined by the illness.