DramaRomance

Drift

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

Character Name : Jacqueline Kamara

Original Name : Cynthia Erivo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Callie

Original Name : Alia Shawkat

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ousmane

Original Name : Ibrahima Ba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helen

Original Name : Honor Swinton Byrne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Etweda Kamara

Original Name : Zainab Jah

Gender : Female

Character Name : Saifa

Original Name : Suzy Bemba

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Vincent Vermignon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele

Original Name : Abigail Boyd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sonia

Original Name : Amanda Drew

Gender : Female

Character Name : Italian Man

Original Name : Luca Calvani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Italian Woman

Original Name : Δωροθέα Μερκούρη

Gender : Female

Character Name : Christopher

Original Name : Jonathan Rhodes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer 1

Original Name : Adonis Sklavenas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blonde Woman

Original Name : Adriana Teplytska

Gender : Female

Character Name : Restaurateur

Original Name : Aggelos Georgiadis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (Hospital)

Original Name : Αλέξανδρος Σωτηρίου

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress 2

Original Name : Anastasia Chaldaiou

Gender : Female

Character Name : Japanese Tourist

Original Name : Anastasia Drakou

Gender : Female

Character Name : Japanese Tourist

Original Name : Makiko Yamaguchi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waitress 1

Original Name : Anastasia Roditi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Juliet

Original Name : Anna Papaspati

Gender : Female

Character Name : American Passenger

Original Name : Anthony Cornaga

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taverna Waitress Running 1

Original Name : Antonia Orfanou

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiter 2

Original Name : Argiris Georgalas

Gender : Male

Character Name : American Elderly Couple

Original Name : Brenda Kirmis

Gender : Female

Character Name : American Elderly Couple

Original Name : David Rawstron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Christina Chatzimarinaki

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Agni Politaki

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Elvis Allarai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Diamantis Konstantinos Angelos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Driver (as Christos Glykos)

Original Name : Χρήστος Γλύκος

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Issa Coulibaly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : John Ngugi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rebel Leader Child Soldier

Original Name : David Nnadi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monrovia Restaurant Waiter

Original Name : David Okonkwo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Δέσποινα Πολυκανδρίτου

Gender : Female

Character Name : Italian Woman (as Dorothea Merkouri)

Original Name : Δωροθέα Μερκούρη

Gender : Female

Character Name : Official Family Driver

Original Name : Eddy Mopongi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Eden Guley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Liam Guley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beyan

Original Name : Emmanuel Nwaugu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uniform Boy

Original Name : Emmanuel Okonkwo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uniform Boy

Original Name : Augustine Ioannidis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Resort Employee

Original Name : Euaggelia Stoltidou

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liberian Gardener

Original Name : Eyole Olef

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter 1

Original Name : Filippos Koutsoukis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer 1 (as Giannis Egglezos)

Original Name : Γιάννης Εγγλέζος

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stall Vendor

Original Name : Giorgos Theodorakis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stall Vendor

Original Name : Amfisa Adrakta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stall Vendor

Original Name : Dimitrios Alexandris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stall Vendor

Original Name : Aristot Beta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Callie's Neighbour

Original Name : Grigoris Maltezos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Callie's Neighbour

Original Name : Vasiliki Maltezou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arcade Owner's Son

Original Name : Grigoris Mourtzos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Souvlaki Man

Original Name : Iordanis Stefanidis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer 2

Original Name : Iraklis Polizos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian Soldier

Original Name : Jao Doglo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian Soldier

Original Name : Jean Marcongolo Keleba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian Soldier

Original Name : Giedeon Aibangbee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Family Armed Security Guard

Original Name : Joseph Klein Tanko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senegalese Man

Original Name : Konstantinos Andrianos Loules

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senegalese Man

Original Name : Thiam Elhadji Malick Diouf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senegalese Man

Original Name : Oumar Niang

Gender : Male

Character Name : English Boy

Original Name : Konstantinos Dimitris Nikolaou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer 3

Original Name : Κωνσταντίνος Γεωργαλής

Gender : Male

Character Name : Family Official Driver

Original Name : Kossi Aklah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arcade Owner

Original Name : Kostas Mourtzis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian

Original Name : Lamin Touray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian

Original Name : Modibo Fofana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian

Original Name : Okinga Awudu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian

Original Name : Umaru Kamara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver

Original Name : Landu Patu Bety

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver

Original Name : Kouao Essan Felix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver

Original Name : Beh Solo Kone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anxious Woman

Original Name : Laura Campbell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Officer 2

Original Name : Lefteris Vasilakis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taverna Waitress Running 2

Original Name : Maria Kasiara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewellery Woman

Original Name : Μαρία Μαμούρη

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Mastrakas Nikolaos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy's Mother

Original Name : Melina Adraktas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parent

Original Name : Michalis Kastanidis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parent

Original Name : Io Chaviara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blowsy Woman

Original Name : Nektaria Tzitzi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Neck Brace

Original Name : Nikolaos Papanikolaou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman 1

Original Name : Nikolas Sotiropoulos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman 2

Original Name : Nikos Chorianopoulos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taverna Man

Original Name : Ntinos Pontikopoulos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liberian House Boy

Original Name : Olagbebi Oluwafemi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Driver

Original Name : Pappas Stavros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Philip Mukuria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Rostom Ahmed Bello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Odhiambo Japeth Otieno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Pascal Anosike

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Vavedila Julia Wivine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Okun Humphrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Okun Jeffrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Soldier

Original Name : Augustine Ionnidis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monvoria Restaurant Waitress

Original Name : Raphael Maureen

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Couple

Original Name : Ronni Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Couple

Original Name : Gary Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masseuse

Original Name : Rosebelle Contaya

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Dad

Original Name : Sam Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse 1

Original Name : Samiotou Evanthia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse 2

Original Name : Stavros Efthimiou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman 3

Original Name : Stelios Chorianopoulos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Resort Shuttle Bus Driver

Original Name : Stikas Nektarios

Gender : Male

Character Name : English Speaking Boy

Original Name : Takis Nikolaou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moped Driver

Original Name : Thanasis Gikas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Resort Worker

Original Name : Tsatouchas Panayiotis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Resort Worker

Original Name : Iliopoulos Emmanouel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Resort Worker

Original Name : Mantzarinis Alexandros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armed Security Guard

Original Name : Vandi Galia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armed Security Guard

Original Name : Jean Bosco Engaba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armed Security Guard

Original Name : Jean Marc Abossa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swimmer

Original Name : Ζωή Κανελλοπούλου

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swimmer

Original Name : Panagiotis Tsaparas

Gender : Male

Character Name : DJ Lobo Courtnoy

Original Name : Andrew Troy

Gender : Male

Character Name : DJ Lobo Courtnoy

Original Name : Andrew Troy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan

Original Name : Kim Fenton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Mogali Masuku

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man on Train

Original Name : Stuart Neal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Italian Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Luca Calvani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Robbins

Gender : Male

Reviews

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.