Drift

Name: Drift
Genre: Drama
Released: February 9, 2024
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Abigail Boyd, Alia Shawkat, Amanda Drew, Cynthia Erivo, Dorotea Mercuri

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Utopia | Release Date: February 9, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Abigail Boyd, Alia Shawkat, Amanda Drew, Cynthia Erivo, Dorotea Mercuri, Honor Swinton-Byrne, Ibrahima Ba, Luca Calvani, Suzy Bemba, Vincent Vermignon, Zainab Jah

Summary: Jacqueline (Cynthia Erivo), a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she tries first to survive and then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour-guide (Alia Shawkat) and together they find the resilience to forge ahead. Based on Alexander Maksik’s novel.

Director: Anthony Chen

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Liz Shannon Miller

Jan 31, 2023

The film is relatively sparing in how it depicts said atrocity, but the horror of it still comes through, while never distracting from the delicate bond that emerges between Jacqueline and Callie (Alia Shawkat), another ex-pat working as a tour guide through the ruins. Read full review

David Fear

Feb 14, 2024

Erivo is not the only reason to see Drift. But the actor most certainly is the reason to see it ASAP. Read full review

Empire Liz Moody

Apr 10, 2024

A deceptively simple tale with a lot to say, Drift lingers long, thanks largely to a mesmerising performance from Cynthia Erivo. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Apr 2, 2024

This portrait of lost souls connecting is unassuming, but quietly powerful. Read full review

David Jenkins

Mar 28, 2024

Despite its laid back tone and a committed performance from Erivo, the film lacks for surprise and innovation, slowly edging towards a revelatory climax that only the most narrow-sighted of viewers would not have seen coming from a million miles off. Read full review

Screen Rant Mae Abdulbaki

Feb 15, 2024

The feature doesn’t dig any deeper than it has to, leaving us drifting along with Jacqueline without anything to latch onto to keep us afloat. Read full review

The Film Stage Michael Frank

Feb 1, 2023

Chen’s film doesn’t contain the care needed for this story, wasting the talent of Erivo in a role that underserves her already-known abilities. The script holds much of that fault for attempting to capture the totality of West African politics and the entirety of the refugee experience into a single distant, empty character. It’s ill-advised and unconsidered, forgetting to add a semblance of thoughtfulness. Read full review

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