Really good film
I wasn't sure what to expect as consensus seemed lukewarm. It was better than I hoped with sterling performances from the two leads; Kouyati gets special mention in my eyes. He died the year after the film's release and may he RIP.
As a Londoner I know where I was and what I was doing when the news of the bombings hit the media. It was shocking and like many that day I rushed to check in with friends and loved ones after the event to ensure they were alive. I thought the sense of bewilderment and patience portrayed by the leads whilst trying to locate their children was very well done. When they discovered that Jane and Ali had bought tickets to Paris and believed that their children were alive and well only to have the inevitable truth revealed, that was heart breaking. I was working out in my head that Jane and Ali could not have made it to Paris because if they left at 10.30 as Elisabeth suggested they would have been unable to get to Waterloo in time for their train. But still, I wanted to believe for a short while that it was possible.
What I most appreciated about the film were its many shots of London showing the diverse ethnic mix of people who live there. The area in which it was set, Finsbury Park, is very diverse and has a mosque that was linked with hate preacher Abu Hamza who has been extradited to the USA. The choice of this area must have been deliberate and part of the plea to accept muslims for their diversity too.
what a seasonshare
to be beautiful
without a reason