Overview

• Imran Perretta’s feature debut, co-written with Enda Walsh, premiered in Venice’s International Critics’ Week on August 30.
• Critics describe a Luton-set drama centered on racial profiling, surveillance technology, and young masculinity within Muslim and South Asian communities.
• A stop by an apparent facial-recognition police van triggers a rift between friends Ish and Maram without revealing later developments.
• Jermaine Canute Edwards’ monochrome cinematography and an 89-minute runtime are noted as key to the film’s tone and economy.
• Farhan Hasnat and Yahya Kitana lead the cast with support from Sudha Bhuchar, Avin Shah, and Joy Crookes, and the UK–US production lists Global Constellation for international sales.