In inner-city Portsmouth, an unremarkable newsagent’s sits between a courthouse and a business centre. It’s here that sparks fly between well-dressed Kyle and equally poised Jamie. Yet despite their outward appearances, both are struggling to move on from hardship they’d rather keep hidden. As their feelings for one another blossom, their pasts resurface, threatening to break them apart before their relationship has even begun.
Acting
Omoshaybi and Bennett-Warner's raw, lived-in chemistry carries every frame.
Direction
Micro-budget intimacy that makes Portsmouth feel like its own character.
Director
Aki Omoshaybi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Omoshaybi shot this in his actual hometown of Portsmouth, casting locals and using real locations including his family's business.
One of the rare British films centering Black working-class romance without poverty tourism — released to little fanfare during the 'Bacurau' era of 2019 festival dominance.
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