PREVIEW: Luzzu (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jesmark Scicluna (film debut), Michela Farrugia (film debut), David Scicluna (film debut), Frida Cauchi (Risen), Uday McLean (Thugs of Hindostan), Stephen Buhagiar (Agora)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Alex Camilleri (film debut), director, writer, producer, editor; Rebecca Anastasi (film debut), Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes) and Oliver Mallia (Torpedo), producers; Jon Natchez (Light from Light), composer; Léo Lefèvre (Tokyo Anyway), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jesmark (Scicluna), a hard-working Maltese fisherman, is faced with a choice of either repairing his leaky “luzzu” fishing boat to provide a meagre living for his family, or decommissioning it in favour of an EU payout and casting out with a sinister black market fishing operation which is slowly decimating the Mediterranean fish population…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Filmmaker Alex Camilleri announces himself with this naturalistic Maltese drama, starring unknown actor and real-life fisherman Jesmark Scicluna in an award-winning lead role.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH MAY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Good Fortune (dir. Aziz Ansari)

A guardian angel meddles in the lives of a wealthy entrepreneur and a struggling gig worker…

Plainclothes (dir. Carmen Emmi)

An undercover police officer falls for his latest target…

Tron: Ares (dir. Joachim Rønning)

A super-intelligent program is sent from the digital world to ours for a bold mission…

Good Boy (dir. Ben Leonberg)

A loyal dog witnesses his owner succumb to supernatural forces…

I Swear (dir. Kirk Jones)

A young man with Tourette’s syndrome struggles to live with his condition…

BFI London Film Festival 2025 Reviews: The Secret Agent, Twinless and more!

Our first collection of reviews from this year’s BFI London Film Festival includes write-ups on some of the most anticipated titles from this year’s edition, including Sirât, Left-Handed Girl and others!

Him (dir. Justin Tipping)

An aspiring football player is put through a testing regime by a former quarterback…

The Smashing Machine (dir. Benny Safdie)

Former wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr helps usher in a new era for the sport…

The Lost Bus (dir. Paul Greengrass)

A bus driver rescues a classroom from a destructive wildfire…

Urchin (dir. Harris Dickinson)

A homeless man attempts to turn his life around…

Optimized by Optimole