Overview

• Bleecker Street released Relay in U.S. theaters on Aug. 22, directed by David Mackenzie from Justin Piasecki’s script, with a 1 hour 52 minute runtime.
• Critics highlight Riz Ahmed’s restrained lead turn and the film’s low‑tech paranoia, drawing comparisons to classics like The Conversation and Marathon Man.
• Some reviews fault plausibility and a late narrative twist, while others say the finale strengthens the movie’s moral stance.
• Lily James co‑stars as a scientist seeking to return sensitive material, with Sam Worthington and Willa Fitzgerald as the corporate heavies on her trail.
• The story centers on a broker who preserves anonymity by using a Telecommunications Relay Service that keeps no call records, with on‑location New York shoots adding verité energy including a real‑world bystander intervention.