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Amma Asante (writer)
Release Date:
12 November 2004 (UK)
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In the real world there are no happy endings
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9 wins
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3 nominations
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The gorgeous 'Hawa Sun Hawa' from Ada
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(From Bollyspice. 30 November 2009, 10:53 AM, PST)
Ada team waits for busy Rahman - News
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This film just blew me out of the water!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stephanie James | ... | Leigh-Anne Williams |
| Gary Sheppeard | ... | Robbie Matthews |
| Nathan Jones | ... | Gavin Williams |
| Dean Wong | ... | Stephen Rajan |
| Sara Gregory | ... | Julie Osman |
| Oliver Haden | ... | Hassan Osman |
 | Brenda Blethyn | ... | Annette |
| Eli Williams | ... | Rebecca Williams |
| Darcy Williams | ... | Rebecca Williams |
| Lynsey Richards | ... | Helen |
 | Victoria Pugh | ... | Social Worker |
| Amy Morgan | ... | Karen Williams |
| Gareth Gethyn Evans | ... | Evin |
| Philip Howe | ... | Jacob |
| Ri Richards | ... | Brenda Williams |
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91 min | Argentina:93 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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This film blindsided me with it's authentic and powerful portrayal of life lived on the fringes of society. I recently saw this film at the Toronto International Film Festival and I was in awe of just how real and raw the performances were, by essentially first time actors. This was also the director's first feature film and it was as assured a piece of film making as I've seen. The story and direction reminded me very much of a Mike Leigh film. The story follows a young single mother struggling to survive in a society that has all but forgotten her. Along with her brother and his hooligan friends, they continue to make one bad decision after another. Their attempt to break the vicious cycle seems a near impossible task, but, director Amma Assante finds a way to empathize with her characters so that we see that ultimately we all have choices in our lives and must try to battle through the harsh and cruel realities that life throws our way. This story of tough street kids struggling to overcome both their environment and the people they have become is a harrowing and ultimately tragic story of forgotten youth.