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Drama starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio. Now an adult, Sophie reminisces about a holiday she took to Turkey as a girl with her father, Calum. As she revisits her home video footage of the trip, Sophie reflects on her dad and the struggles with his mental health that she could only barely grasp as a child.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Max Copeman

Scottish film-maker Charlotte Wells marks herself out as a director of considerable talent with this intimate and exquisite debut, which she also wrote. It follows 11-year-old Sophie and her father Calum (Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal), who are seen in flashbacks and home video footage as a woman reflects on the last holiday she spent with her dad two decades earlier. Over the course of a week at a resort in Turkey, they spend quality time together, although much is seemingly left unsaid and tragedy looms. In the lead role Normal People star Mescal is phenomenal, lending his character the melancholy and frailty that are key to the film's impact. Young newcomer Corio is similarly impressive, while Wells uses VHS tapes and Polaroid cameras in elegant and original ways. Events play out at an unhurried pace, but the film certainly leaves a lasting emotional impression.

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rolenameCalumPaul MescalSophieFrankie CorioAdult SophieCelia Rowlson-HallBelindaSally MesshamMichaelBrooklyn ToulsonOllySpike FearnTobyHarry PerdiosLauraRuby ThompsonScottEthan James SmithJaneKayleigh Coleman

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rolenameDirectorCharlotte Wells

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Theatrical distributor

MUBI

Released on

2022-11-18

Languages

English | Spanish | Turkish

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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