Celebrated British filmmaker Clio Barnard, a previous Cannes winner for “The Selfish Giant” (2013), is back on the Croisette with Directors’ Fortnight selection “Ali & A…
The film is a love story based on people Barnard got to know through making her previous films. While making “The Arbor,” Barnard met and worked with Bradford actor, DJ and landlord Moey Hassan and later, when making “The Selfish Giant,” she met Rio, a mother and teaching assistant at a Bradford school.
In the film, both lonely for different reasons, Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for six-year-old Sofia, the child of Ali’s Slovakian tenants, whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness and Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humor irresistible. Over time, sparks fly and a deep connection begins to grow. However, the legacy of Ava’s past relationship and Ali’s emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his marriage begins to overshadow their newfound passion.
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