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7.2/10 • 132

2021-06-041h 29m

Drama

Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

Directors
Aleem Khan
Writters
Aleem Khan
Editors
Aleem Khan, Gareth C. Scales

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  1. Joanna Scanlan

    Joanna Scanlan

    Mary

  2. Nathalie Richard

    Nathalie Richard

    Genevieve

  3. Nasser Memarzia

    Nasser Memarzia

    Ahmed

  4. Talid Ariss

    Talid Ariss

    Solomon

  5. Sudha Bhuchar

    Sudha Bhuchar

    Farzanna

  6. Nisha Chadha

    Nisha Chadha

    Mina

  7. Jabeen Butt

    Jabeen Butt

    Saadia

  8. Subika Anwar-Khan

    Subika Anwar-Khan

    Salma

  9. Elijah Braik

    Elijah Braik

    Farooq

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CinemaSerf

Apr 15, 2022

7/10

Joanna Scanlan is really good here. She is "Mary", a British woman who converted to Islam to better share her life with her husband "Ahmed" whose family hailed from Pakistan. She is desolate when he unexpectedly dies, but discovers he had a secret second family - in France. Determined to meet them, she travels to their home, but her garb leads "Geneviève" (Nathalie Richard) to think she is but their agency cleaning lady. "Mary" plays along as the woman and her teenage son "Solomon" (Farid Ariss) are about to move house. What now becomes clear is that the young man misses his father, has a lively relationship with his mother and well, he too, has his own secret - one that "Mary" discovers as she finds herself drawn into the life of this complicated duo. The production is simple, the story has a straightforward, uncomplicated chronology and the narrative itself is remarkably non-judgmental. It is a story about grief, sure, but it is also one about deceit, about hope and about human nature, anger and affection. All three performances are solid with so much of the delivery from Scanlon based around her expressions, her silences and her mannerisms. There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel at the end for all of them. The religiosity of the theme adds richness, but it isn't essential - this could be a story about any family where the unexpected sheds light on the unimaginable, and it is delivered with a classy and poignant style.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
widowdovercalais