A look at the life and struggles of a family living in London.A look at the life and struggles of a family living in London.A look at the life and struggles of a family living in London.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
Arinder Sadhra
- Manjeet
- (as Arinda Alexander)
Anna Brooks Beckman
- Maddy
- (as Anna Brooks-Beckman)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAysha Kala's debut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2016)
- SoundtracksGreen Garden
Written by Laura Mvula (as Mvula)
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Performed by Laura Mvula
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd
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I found this film quite unique and it describes a situation that isn't as uncommon as you'd think. It takes place in North London, an afro caribbean family consisting of a railway engineer(Idris Elba), a benefits office worker, and their son, a thoughtful little boy who loves nature. You are treated to the usual banter between husband and wife, happy Sunday lunches with grandparents, scenes at the boy's classroom, all very normal and familiar.
In the midst of this cosiness we have the wife wrestling with a dilemma - it's all very subtle and you have to keep guessing what it is, because a lot of the conversation between her and her best friend is conducted in half sentences, much of it unsaid, it was perplexing, but it all added to the mystery of the film. You are left guessing until the very end. All very beautifully acted.
The only bum note was Nicola Walker ( normally one of my top 5 actresses) playing a psychotherapist and doing such a rotten job of it. Inexcusable, maybe she hadn't had much acting experience when this film was made.
Lols at the last scene taking us all the way back to the title!
In the midst of this cosiness we have the wife wrestling with a dilemma - it's all very subtle and you have to keep guessing what it is, because a lot of the conversation between her and her best friend is conducted in half sentences, much of it unsaid, it was perplexing, but it all added to the mystery of the film. You are left guessing until the very end. All very beautifully acted.
The only bum note was Nicola Walker ( normally one of my top 5 actresses) playing a psychotherapist and doing such a rotten job of it. Inexcusable, maybe she hadn't had much acting experience when this film was made.
Lols at the last scene taking us all the way back to the title!
- Calamazing
- Sep 29, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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