QUICK REVIEW
If you are after a highly thought provoking film, which has WTAF moments littered every 5 or so minutes, you will love this.
It is not for people looking for an action movie. It is a slowly evolving love story (of sorts).
The acting is superb. The setting is excellent. The film is a gem.
Watch it on a wet Sunday afternoon OR on a dark evening when you have time on your hands and just want to enjoy a good story.
Don't read anything about this. Just start watching. Trust me.
LONGER REVIEW
This is one of the best films I have seen in 2022. It was available on the BFI player, here in the UK (via Amazon prime subs). I signed up for a trial and this wa some of the films I watched.
Joanna Scanlon is excellent in this beautiful film.
She deserved her BAFTA award.
The writer/director (Aleem Khan) has done a great superb job of telling this story (his debut full length feature).
From the start, setting up the setting for the story, to then give interesting changes in direction throughout, this film keeps you surprised throughout with revelation after revelation.
I did not expect this film to be this good. In my mind, with the poster, I was expecting some sort of Muslim based family story. You know , allowing the audience to take a peek into the lives of a different culture and religion.
That's what I thought I was going to see. What I saw was a great piece of storytelling that gives the audience a sense of intelligence. It does not hand hold you and force feed you cultural norms etc.
It simply unfolds the story and let's you, the viewer, figure things out.
I loved that. It is such a human story.
Really, to me, the best part of all was constantly giving us something different every few minutes. You think you understand something and then the film will reveal something new to change your perception. It does this from start to the very last shot.
There have been many love stories done before, but I don't quite remember seeing it done this way. It is not a traditional boy meets girl story (per se). But it is definitely a love story.
To me, I wholeheartedly love seeing British films. More so when they are done like this. Kudos and I look forward to seeing Mr. Khan's next output as writer/director.
If you are after a highly thought provoking film, which has WTAF moments littered every 5 or so minutes, you will love this.
It is not for people looking for an action movie. It is a slowly evolving love story (of sorts).
The acting is superb. The setting is excellent. The film is a gem.
Watch it on a wet Sunday afternoon OR on a dark evening when you have time on your hands and just want to enjoy a good story.
Don't read anything about this. Just start watching. Trust me.
LONGER REVIEW
This is one of the best films I have seen in 2022. It was available on the BFI player, here in the UK (via Amazon prime subs). I signed up for a trial and this wa some of the films I watched.
Joanna Scanlon is excellent in this beautiful film.
She deserved her BAFTA award.
The writer/director (Aleem Khan) has done a great superb job of telling this story (his debut full length feature).
From the start, setting up the setting for the story, to then give interesting changes in direction throughout, this film keeps you surprised throughout with revelation after revelation.
I did not expect this film to be this good. In my mind, with the poster, I was expecting some sort of Muslim based family story. You know , allowing the audience to take a peek into the lives of a different culture and religion.
That's what I thought I was going to see. What I saw was a great piece of storytelling that gives the audience a sense of intelligence. It does not hand hold you and force feed you cultural norms etc.
It simply unfolds the story and let's you, the viewer, figure things out.
I loved that. It is such a human story.
Really, to me, the best part of all was constantly giving us something different every few minutes. You think you understand something and then the film will reveal something new to change your perception. It does this from start to the very last shot.
There have been many love stories done before, but I don't quite remember seeing it done this way. It is not a traditional boy meets girl story (per se). But it is definitely a love story.
To me, I wholeheartedly love seeing British films. More so when they are done like this. Kudos and I look forward to seeing Mr. Khan's next output as writer/director.