'Electricity' has a touch of class in film making: An urban drama about a tough, young woman from the North of England, who has epilepsy. When her estranged mother dies, she will take risks to challenge her illness to travel to London to find her long lost brother who was taken into care at an early age.
The film is shot with imagination through the fuzzy sight and mind of 'Lily' in her medical condition. It is an independent, British film of classy drama -without the 'shouting aloud' of the nitty-gritty theatre- it skilfully boarders upon the very dangers encountered in raw, urban life with our heroine as a vulnerable person in risky territory.
I appreciate this film because it celebrates bravery of the heart. It is a personal and beautiful film with a slight touch of narrative documentary of self reflection. It shows courage in determination to live with life threatening illness: Rather than to convey present sadness, the film delivers personal courage, and has a flair for energy and compassion. Although boundaries are broken in a dysfunctional family, the film celebrates life! Starring Agyness Deyn as Lily - the film is based on the book by Ray Robinson, and was directed by Bryn Higgins.
