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Everywhere and Nowhere (2011)

Director: Menhaj Huda

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Synopsis

A drama centered on a British Asian torn between honoring his family traditions and his love for DJing.

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From Time Out London

Menhaj Huda kicked off the kids-behaving-badly grime genre with his debut ‘Kidulthood’. His second film is less catchy, a more thoughtful if overwrought coming-of-age drama, centred around a group of young British Asian Londoners.

James Floyd gives a career-making performance as student Ash, who essentially leads a double life: traditional Muslim at home, accountancy degree, working part-time in the family shop. Really, he wants to be a DJ. His sister and mates tell him to stop struggling with the conflict – ‘It’s our lot; we were born into it.’ He thinks they’re a bunch of hypocrites.

In the script are some frank and unshrinking observations: homophobia and misogyny among some British Asians. One guy is furious when he spots his sister at a party. Isn’t he there himself? ‘It’s different.’ Plus there’s racial stereotyping by white Brits: Ash arriving at a party is mistaken for a taxi driver. But Huda contrives to fit in as many issues with a capital ‘I’ as possible (a gay Asian married off, a cousin recruited by Muslim radicals) overburdening his film and tipping it into melodramatic soap opera.

Author: Cath Clarke

Time Out London Issue 2124 - May 5-11 2011

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asan mahmood said...

Posted on Aug 12 2011 15:43 yh i like it cuz im gay

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J Trevelian said...

Posted on May 21 2011 17:15 Overall this is not a bad film. The directing is a little retarded and the script is written badly. However, the young cast should have been the focus of the film. It was great to see new talent and not your usual suspects.
James Floyd is a good looking lead and carries the film well. His supporting cast are excellent and it was great to see a not only hot but talented actresses, Shivani Ghai and Katia Winter. This is the group of characters the director should have followed instead of the dated Goodness gracious Me, Bend it like Beckham etc characters.

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