The Long Goodbye

Overview:

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

Director:

Aneil Karia

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

Cast

Riz Ahmed

~ as ~

Riz

Hussina Raja

~ as ~

Aminah

Javed Hashmi

~ as ~

Dad

Sudha Bhuchar

~ as ~

Mum

Rish Shah

~ as ~

Karim

Ambreen Razia

~ as ~

Aisha

Taru Devani

~ as ~

Khadija

Reynah Rita Oppal

~ as ~

Sana

Nikkita Chadha

~ as ~

Brother's friend

Asmara Gabrielle

~ as ~

Fatima

Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
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.