The Long Goodbye

2020

12m

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6.7/10

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Drama

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

Directors

Aneil Karia

Writers

Aneil Karia(writer by)

Riz Ahmed(writer by)

Stars

Riz Ahmed

Hussina Raja

Javed Hashmi

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Riz

Aminah

Dad

Mum

Karim

Aisha

Khadija

Sana

Brother's friend

Fatima

Paramilitary

Paramilitary

Nas

Directors

Aneil Karia

Writers

Aneil Karia(writer by)

Riz Ahmed(writer by)

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A family and their friends are messing around at home when they are set upon by a gang of shotgun toting white racist thugs who have violently descended on their street. What ensues is truly abhorrent and would appear to happen with a degree of police complicity before quite a clever and intensely delivered piece of poetry from actor Riz Ahmed questioning who is who in the UK in 2020, and what is important in our double-standards ridden nation. The photography really effectively takes us to the heart of this scenario, almost as if we were there too, witnessing the atrocity. I do not believe this is a realistic reflection of something that could actually happen in Britain, nor do I believe that there are police officers who would permit this kind of brutal kerbside execution, but sometimes cinema needs extremes to provoke debate and responses - this is certainly food for thought.

Geronimo196723 Apr, 2022