Drama, Romance

ALI & AVA

2022
1 HR, 34 min
AUG 26 → SEP 8

Details

Released July 29, 2022, United Kingdom

Drama, Romance

1 hour, 34 minutes

Greenwich Entertainment

English with English subtitles

Starring

Adeel Akhtar
Claire Rushbrook
Ellora Torchia
Shaun Thomas
Natalie Gavin
Mona Goodwin

Director

Clio Barnard

Film Information

Both lonely for different reasons, Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the young child of Ali’s Slovakian tenants, whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness and Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humour irresistible. Over a lunar month, sparks fly and a deep connection begins to grow. However, the legacy of Ava’s past relationship and Ali’s emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his marriage begins to overshadow their newfound passion.

Enveloped in music and imbued with humour, ALI & AVA is a compelling contemporary love story written and directed by BAFTA-nominated Clio Barnard (The Arbor, The Selfish Giant, Dark River) .

Full Cast

Adeel Akhtar

Claire Rushbrook

Ellora Torchia

Shaun Thomas

Natalie Gavin

Mona Goodwin

Additional Credits

Clio Barnard Director

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Reviews

“It’s a tender and, eventually, joyful film, powered by two extraordinarily lived-in performances from Akhtar and Rushbrook.”

David Jenkins

Little White Lies

“Akhtar imbues Ali with such an aliveness, an electric joyfulness teetering on the edge of sorrow, that he is a whole enough character to fill any unintentional gaps.”

Jude Dry

indieWire

“Ali & Ava has an undeniable and attractive glow of authenticity.”

Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International