London River 2009
- Director: Rachid Bouchared
- Seen by this director: Indigénes
- Based on the book: No
- Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Sami Bouajila
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Brenda Blethyn – Vera, Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Saving Grace, Little Voice, Secrets and Lies, Henry VI Part One,
- Sotigui Kouyaté – Dirty Pretty Things
- Sami Bouajila – Rouge, Indiginés, The Siege
- Why? Good film
- Seen: Once before. Now 17 May 2024
Elizabeth (Blethyn) lives a quite rural
life on Guernsey. There is a bombing in London with many fatalities and she
becomes worried when her daughter Jane doesn’t return her calls. She goes to
London the try to find her.
Meanwhile, Ousmane (Kouyaté) is in London
looking for his missing son Ali. A photo leads them to one another. Elizabeth
is very upset over Ousmane’s blackness and the fact that Jane was studying
Arabic with Ali. It is discovered that Jane and Ali were living together.
Elizabeth is appalled by the Muslims in Jane’s life, but her continued search
for Jane brings her into repeated contact with Ousmane. Her racism is gradually
overruled by their shared worry, grief and understanding.
Such a powerful, heartfelt film.
5
* of 5
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