Everywhere and Nowhere

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Everywhere and Nowhere
Film poster
Directed byMenhaj Huda
Screenplay byGurpreet Kaur Bhatti
Story byMenhaj Huda
Produced bySam Tromans
Mark Blythe
StarringJames Floyd
Adam Deacon
CinematographyBrian Tufano
Edited byStuart Gazzard
Music byNerm
Production
company
Arena Productions
Distributed byMara Pictures
Release date
  • 6 May 2011 (2011-05-06)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Everywhere and Nowhere is a 2011

drama film focusing on the identity struggles of Ash (James Floyd) a young British Pakistani who is torn between the traditions of middle-class family life and his passion for DJing. The film comes from Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda
.

Synopsis

Young and educated, Ash leads a privileged life but finds himself between two cultures: hedonistic, multi-cultural London with his friends and a traditional Pakistani family upbringing in the middle class suburbs. Tormented by the idea of entering the family business, Ash rebels and he finds identity through blending classic Bollywood soundtracks with contemporary electronic music.

Cast

Reception

The film received largely negative reviews from critics, with only 1 from 12 critics giving it a positive write-up on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

However James Floyd got significant critical praise for his lead performance, including Screen International,[2] The Guardian [3] and Time Out.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Everywhere and Nowhere". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. ^ "Everywhere & Nowhere".
  3. TheGuardian.com
    . 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Everywhere and Nowhere".

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