Drama

The Long Goodbye

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

Release Date : 2020-03-06

Language :UrduEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SomesuchWeTransfer StudiosLeft Handed Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Riz

Original Name : Riz Ahmed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aminah

Original Name : Hussina Raja

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dad

Original Name : Javed Hashmi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mum

Original Name : Sudha Bhuchar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Karim

Original Name : Rish Shah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aisha

Original Name : Ambreen Razia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Khadija

Original Name : Taru Devani

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sana

Original Name : Reynah Rita Oppal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brother's friend

Original Name : Nikkita Chadha

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fatima

Original Name : Asmara Gabrielle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paramilitary

Original Name : Hugo Nicholson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramilitary

Original Name : Toby Sauerback

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nas

Original Name : Leon Ung

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-23

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.