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Drift

Synopsis

A young Liberian refugee named Jacqueline who has barely escaped her war-torn country to a Greek island. She offers massages to tourists in exchange for one or two euros to battle her hunger, while her daily struggle for survival keeps the memories that haunt her at bay. She meets an unmoored tour guide and the two become close as they each find hope in the other.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Features
Running time
93 min
Director
Anthony Chen
Producer
Naima Abed, Anthony Chen, Cynthia Erivo, Emilie Georges, Peter Spears, Solome Williams
Editor
Hoping Chen
Screenwriter
Susanne Farrell, Alexander Maksik
Director of Photography
Crystel Fournier
Principal cast
Alia Shawkat, Cynthia Erivo, Honor Swinton Byrne

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

France, UK, US, Greece co-production

Aim Media (UK), BFI (UK), Cor Cordium Productions (US), Edith's Daughter (US), FortyNineSixty (UK), Giraffe Pictures (SG), Greek Film Centre (GR), Heretic (GR), Paradise City (FR), Sunac Culture & Tourism (CN)

Sales Company

Memento Films International

9 Cité Paradis
75010 Paris
France

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