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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye

6.7

The Long Goodbye

NR·2020·12m

Summary

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

Crew

Director, Writer

Aneil Karia

Writer

Riz Ahmed

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

April 23, 2022

7

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

killing
racism
execution
united kingdom
islamophobia
family gathering
short film