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DramaRomance

Drift

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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.

Release Date : 2024-02-09

Language :EnglishGreek

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paradise CityHereticFortyNineSixtyEPTBFICreative Europe MediaMemento Films InternationalGiraffe PicturesEdith’s DaughterSunac PicturesAim Media CoCor Cordium Productions

Production Country : BelgiumChinaFranceGreeceSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Cynthia Erivo

Character Name : Jacqueline Kamara

Original Name : Cynthia Erivo

Gender : Female

Alia Shawkat

Character Name : Callie

Original Name : Alia Shawkat

Gender : Female

Ibrahima Ba

Character Name : Ousmane

Original Name : Ibrahima Ba

Gender : Male

Honor Swinton Byrne

Character Name : Helen

Original Name : Honor Swinton Byrne

Gender : Female

Zainab Jah

Character Name : Etweda Kamara

Original Name : Zainab Jah

Gender : Female

Suzy Bemba

Character Name : Saifa

Original Name : Suzy Bemba

Gender : Female

Vincent Vermignon

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Vincent Vermignon

Gender : Male

Abigail Boyd

Character Name : Adele

Original Name : Abigail Boyd

Gender : Female

Amanda Drew

Character Name : Sonia

Original Name : Amanda Drew

Gender : Female

Luca Calvani

Character Name : Italian Man

Original Name : Luca Calvani

Gender : Male

Dorotea Mercuri

Character Name : Italian Woman

Original Name : Δωροθέα Μερκούρη

Gender : Female

Jonathan Rhodes

Character Name : Christopher

Original Name : Jonathan Rhodes

Gender : Male

Adonis Sklavenas

Character Name : Police Officer 1

Original Name : Adonis Sklavenas

Gender : Male

Adriana Teplytska

Character Name : Blonde Woman

Original Name : Adriana Teplytska

Gender : Female

Aggelos Georgiadis

Character Name : Restaurateur

Original Name : Aggelos Georgiadis

Gender : Male

Alexandros Sotiriou

Character Name : Police Officer (Hospital)

Original Name : Αλέξανδρος Σωτηρίου

Gender : Male

Anastasia Chaldaiou

Character Name : Waitress 2

Original Name : Anastasia Chaldaiou

Gender : Female

Anastasia Drakou

Character Name : Japanese Tourist

Original Name : Anastasia Drakou

Gender : Female

Makiko Yamaguchi

Character Name : Japanese Tourist

Original Name : Makiko Yamaguchi

Gender : Female

Anastasia Roditi

Character Name : Waitress 1

Original Name : Anastasia Roditi

Gender : Female

Anna Papaspati

Character Name : Juliet

Original Name : Anna Papaspati

Gender : Female

Anthony Cornaga

Character Name : American Passenger

Original Name : Anthony Cornaga

Gender : Male

Antonia Orfanou

Character Name : Taverna Waitress Running 1

Original Name : Antonia Orfanou

Gender : Female

Argiris Georgalas

Character Name : Waiter 2

Original Name : Argiris Georgalas

Gender : Male

Brenda Kirmis

Character Name : American Elderly Couple

Original Name : Brenda Kirmis

Gender : Female

David Rawstron

Character Name : American Elderly Couple

Original Name : David Rawstron

Gender : Male

Christina Chatzimarinaki

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Christina Chatzimarinaki

Gender : Female

Agni Politaki

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Agni Politaki

Gender : Female

Elvis Allarai

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Elvis Allarai

Gender : Male

Diamantis Konstantinos Angelos

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Diamantis Konstantinos Angelos

Gender : Male

Hristos Glykos

Character Name : Bus Driver (as Christos Glykos)

Original Name : Χρήστος Γλύκος

Gender : Male

Issa Coulibaly

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Issa Coulibaly

Gender : Male

John Ngugi

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : John Ngugi

Gender : Male

David Nnadi

Character Name : Rebel Leader Child Soldier

Original Name : David Nnadi

Gender : Male

David Okonkwo

Character Name : Monrovia Restaurant Waiter

Original Name : David Okonkwo

Gender : Male

Despina Polykandritou

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Δέσποινα Πολυκανδρίτου

Gender : Female

Dorotea Mercuri

Character Name : Italian Woman (as Dorothea Merkouri)

Original Name : Δωροθέα Μερκούρη

Gender : Female

Eddy Mopongi

Character Name : Official Family Driver

Original Name : Eddy Mopongi

Gender : Male

Eden Guley

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Eden Guley

Gender : Male

Liam Guley

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Liam Guley

Gender : Male

Emmanuel Nwaugu

Character Name : Beyan

Original Name : Emmanuel Nwaugu

Gender : Male

Emmanuel Okonkwo

Character Name : Uniform Boy

Original Name : Emmanuel Okonkwo

Gender : Male

Augustine Ioannidis

Character Name : Uniform Boy

Original Name : Augustine Ioannidis

Gender : Male

Euaggelia Stoltidou

Character Name : Resort Employee

Original Name : Euaggelia Stoltidou

Gender : Female

Eyole Olef

Character Name : Liberian Gardener

Original Name : Eyole Olef

Gender : Male

Filippos Koutsoukis

Character Name : Waiter 1

Original Name : Filippos Koutsoukis

Gender : Male

Giannis Egglezos Panos

Character Name : Police Officer 1 (as Giannis Egglezos)

Original Name : Γιάννης Εγγλέζος

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-20

To be honest, I was a little disappointed with this story. It's clear that Cynthia Erivo has put her heart and soul into it, but the story just has too many holes in it for me. We first meet her "Jacqueline" character as she wanders the streets of a small greek island town pinching the sugar sachets. Quickly, we discover that she has barely more than the clothes she stands up in, sleeps on a blanket in a sheltered cave and gets about blagging trips on tourist buses. Via flashbacks we are told of her privileged background in her native Liberia and of a love affair with a British woman (Honor Swinton Byrne) in London, and what's clear is that neither idyll seems destined to endure. The former, indeed, is played out across the course of the film in a rather brutally predicable fashion. Fortunately, she encounters tour guide "Callie" (Alia Shawkat) who's getting a bit fed up with the day-in day-out routine with her elderly visitors who just want to say they've "done" the place. Gradually the two start to bond and maybe there's a little light at the end of the tunnel for "Jacqueline"? Both women deliver well enough here, but there are just too many elements missing or under-developed. How did she get here for a start? Too much of her trauma has to be assumed or guessed at and not that I wanted graphic scenes, I did want to know a little more about just what made "Jacqueline" tick. The production is all adequate, and for a while the repetitive photography serves well to illustrate the dead-end nature of her existence, but I just think this missed an opportunity to develop the story of "Jacqueline" a bit more comprehensively.