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Drift

A black woman with cropped hair stands in a swim suit on the edge of a low rock overlooking a serene, vast blue sea in Greece
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A commanding central performance from Oscar-nominated British actress Cynthia Erivo leads this gripping exploration of how trauma can fragment and disrupt memory. With a taut screenplay by the UK’s Susanne Farrell, and a talented supporting cast including Alia Shawkat and the UK’s Honor Swinton Byrne, the drama was co-produced by British companies Aim Media, BFI and FortyNineSixty.

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Landing alone on a Greek island, West African migrant Jacqueline (Cynthia Erivo) must try to survive while reckoning with her turbulent past. As she finds her feet, Jacqueline strikes up a friendship with a drifting tour-guide (Alia Shawkat) that gives them both the strength to move forward.