Altitude will release Clio Barnard’s British film, ALI & AVA in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from 4 February 2022. You can catch it before its general release at the BFI London Film Festival.
ALI & AVA stars BAFTA-winner Adeel Akhtar (FOUR LIONS, THE BIG SICK, THE NIGHT MANAGER) and Claire Rushbrook (WHITECHAPEL, MY FAT DIARY, AMMONITE).
ALI & AVA will receive its UK premiere as the Mayor of London’s Special Presentation at this year’s BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday 13 October and will also preview in eleven cities UK-wide including a special homecoming screening for the film in Bradford.
Both lonely for different reasons, Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia (6), 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 humour irresistible. Over a lunar month, 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.
ALI & AVA is a contemporary love story written and directed by BAFTA-nominated Clio Barnard (THE ARBOR, THE SELFISH GIANT, DARK RIVER).
The film received its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the Director’s Fortnight section and played at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Watch the Boys On Film review of ALI & AVA below.
Image may be NSFW.
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Ali & Ava is showing at the BFI London Film Festival on Wed 13 Oct and Thursday 14 Oct
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