Project Detail

The Arrival

The Arrival

Synopsis

THE ARRIVAL charts the reunion of long-lost brothers Raheem and Tom after the older of the two brothers, Tom, was given up for adoption at birth.
The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood. As the brothers grow closer, excited to make up for the years spent apart, they must confront the uncomfortable truths at the heart of their family.
The film is a gut-wrenching, emotional drama in the vein of titles like PAST LIVES, AFTERSUN, and ALL OF US STRANGERS.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
c. 90 min
Director
Bijan Sheibani 1st Feature
Producer
Theo Barrowclough, Daniel Emmerson, Michael Fassbender, Nell Green, Juliette Howell, Conor McCaughan, Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
Ama Ampadu, Harry Dixon, Zoë Edwards, James Green, David Kimbangi,
Editor
Andonis Trattos
Director of Photography
Adric Watson
Production Designer
Bobbie Cousins
Principal cast
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Archie Madekwe, Joanna Scanlan, Alex Descas, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Scarlett Brookes

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Film4

A House Productions, DMC Film production

House Productions

Charlotte Brownlee
14a Clerkenwell Green
London
EC1R 0DP

Sales Company

Cornerstone Films

Izzy Endacott
30 St Mary's Gardens
London
SE11 4UF

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