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Released Feb 9 1h 33m Drama Romance TRAILER for Drift: Trailer 1 List
74% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 50% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings
Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee 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. Read More Read Less
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Thanks to stellar work from Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat, Drift frequently engages despite an often hazy narrative.

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Liz Moody Empire Magazine A deceptively simple tale with a lot to say, Drift lingers long, thanks largely to a mesmerising performance from Cynthia Erivo. Rated: 4/5 Apr 10, 2024 Full Review Ed Potton Times (UK) Captivatingly played by Cynthia Erivo, Jacqueline is in almost every frame of this small but haunting English-language debut by the Singaporean director Anthony Chen... Rated: 4/5 Apr 1, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) This portrait of lost souls connecting is unassuming, but quietly powerful. Rated: 3/5 Mar 31, 2024 Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Below the Line This is a film that lives in the uncomfortable, recognizing that some people won’t ever be able to find happiness. Rated: B+ Jul 23, 2024 Full Review Jericho Tadeo MovieWeb There's an important message about community being telegraphed here, but the story doesn't spare enough time for it to really land. Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Maria Lattila Film Stories Not everything in Drift works. Chen’s narrow approach to the themes hinders it at times and the lack of plot tests your patience, but there is hope to be found in this gentle, caring film. Rated: 4/5 Apr 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Melissa B Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat were such an unexpectedly powerful duo. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Audience Member In life sometimes we drift away so much that we forget our purpose Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat co-star forming an unlikely friendship Erivo plays Jaqueline, she's barely making it on her own having fleed her home country torn apart by war She lives as a drifter in the Greek islands trying to make money to feed herself shutting out any reminders of the painful memories Jaqueline then runs into a tour guide named Callie The both of them become close The performances are so rich it's actually kinda hard to watch because it's so heartbreaking watching Jacquieline break down explaining the horrors she had to endure The narrative is pretty rusty but both actresses work together very well with enough resonance that can be universal This is what can be said for most refugees is that all it takes is 1 person to fully understand them A slow burning character study that works well Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review Chase L Saw a preview screening today -- LOVED the movie. Gripping & heartfelt. Powerful story about of tragedy, loss and struggle yet there's a hopeful spirit and love for the lead that carries you through. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee 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.
Director
Anthony Chen
Producer
Peter Spears, Emilie Georges, Naima Abed, Anthony Chen, Cynthia Erivo, Solome Williams
Screenwriter
Susanne Farrell, Alexander Maksik
Distributor
Utopia
Production Co
giraffe pictures, Sunac Culture & Tourism, Cor Cordium Productions, Greek Film Centre (GFC) , La Cinéfacture, Ekome, British Film Institute (BFI), Heretic, Aim Media Co., Edith's Daughter, Paradise City Films, Fortyninesixty Films
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m
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