Ali & Ava

Viennale

Even at the age of 50 you can still get into a "Romeo and Juliet"-like situation: When Ali and Ava fall in love, their environment doesn't take kindly to it because of their backgrounds from different ethnicities and social classes. But while the two are still struggling with baggage from previous relationships and a divorce respectively, optimism and romance blossom between two people yearning for new opportunities in life. A work between the working class realism of Ken Loach and the mood of a modern fairy tale.

Running time: 95 minutes
Directed by: Clio Barnard
Country/Year: GB/2021
Cast members: Claire Rushbrook, Adeel Akhtar, Ellora Torchia, Shaun Thomas

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