After fleeing civil war in Liberia, a formerly-privileged refugee is barely scraping by in her new life in Greece when she strikes up an unexpected friendship with a rootless tour guide.
Acting
Cynthia Erivo's physicality says everything words cannot.
Cinematography
Greek light as character—beautiful and indifferent.
Director
Anthony Chen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Anthony Chen specifically cast Liberian-British Erivo after seeing her in Broadway's 'The Color Purple'—her first film role requiring her native British accent.
The film's sparse dialogue was partly practical: Erivo and Alia Shawkat developed their characters' connection through weeks of silent rehearsal, mirroring Jacqueline and Callie's wordless bond.
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