Project Detail

The Arrival

Name: The Arrival
Director: Bijan Sheibani
Genre: Drama, Black
Released: 2026
Duration: c. 90 min

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

Genre

Drama Black

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Supported by Film4

A House Productions, DMC Film production

House Productions

Charlotte Brownlee
14a Clerkenwell Green
London
EC1R 0DP

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Sales Company

Cornerstone Films

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

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