PREVIEW: Ali & Ava (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Adeel Akhtar (The Nest), Claire Rushbrook (Ammonite), Ellora Torchia (In the Earth), Shaun Thomas (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Natalie Gavin (Hector), Mona Goodwin (Brighton Rock)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant), director, writer; Tracy O’Riordan (Dark River), producer; Harry Escott (Welcome to the Punch), composer; Ole Bratt Birkeland (American Animals), cinematographer; Maya Maffioli (Rocks), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ali (Akhtar) and Ava (Rushbrook), two lonely individuals living in a Yorkshire town, meet and form a meaningful connection over the course of a lunar month, but complications such as Ali’s impending separation from his wife (Torchia) and Ava’s romantic legacy threaten to get in the way of their happiness…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Filmmaker Clio Barnard is at her liveliest with this charming and utterly endearing romance that features two winning lead turns by Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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