Drift

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Drift

2024

1h 33m

Drama

Romance

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54 Reviews

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Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo), a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she tries first to survive and then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour-guide (Alia Shawkat) and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.

Critics Consensus

Thanks to stellar work from Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat, Drift frequently engages despite an often hazy narrative.

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Liz Moody

Empire Magazine

04/10/2024

4/5

A deceptively simple tale with a lot to say, Drift lingers long, thanks largely to a mesmerising performance from Cynthia Erivo.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

04/01/2024

4/5

Captivatingly played by Cynthia Erivo, Jacqueline is in almost every frame of this small but haunting English-language debut by the Singaporean director Anthony Chen...

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

03/31/2024

3/5

This portrait of lost souls connecting is unassuming, but quietly powerful.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Jan 6

Drift is a premise in search of a movie.

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Abe Friedtanzer

Below the Line

07/23/2024

B+

This is a film that lives in the uncomfortable, recognizing that some people won’t ever be able to find happiness.

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Jericho Tadeo

MovieWeb

07/12/2024

There's an important message about community being telegraphed here, but the story doesn't spare enough time for it to really land.

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Bar M

@RT59804419 02/22/2025

Great and impactful movie. And Cynthia acting, wow!

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Geovanny L

@RT31664113 01/29/2025

É muito bom , principalmente a protagonista

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Cristina L

@RT04154620 01/11/2025

sim é impecavel a atuação de cynthia é tão profunda e sensivel quanto sua direção ,é um filme para se admirar .

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geovanny p

@Geovanny582 01/09/2025

Cynthia Erivo torna este filme imperdível, toda a narrativa é esplendida a direção incrivelmente inspirada e simples ao mesmo templo ,e as atuaçoes sao incriveis e um final ótimo .

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genizes l

@RT89288103 01/09/2025

acabei de assisrit é muito bem dirigido ,e foi indicaado .

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yasmim l

@RT90889466 01/09/2025

é muito bem escrito e atuado ,só um pouco longo

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Synopsis

Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo), a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she tries first to survive and then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour-guide (Alia Shawkat) and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.

Director: Anthony Chen
Producer: Peter Spears, Emilie Georges, Naima Abed, Anthony Chen, Cynthia Erivo, Solome Williams
Screenwriter: Susanne Farrell, Alexander Maksik
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: giraffe pictures, Sunac Culture & Tourism, Cor Cordium Productions, British Film Institute (BFI), Greek Film Centre (GFC) , Edith's Daughter, La Cinéfacture, Heretic, Aim Media Co., Paradise City Films, Fortyninesixty Films, Ekome
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 9, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 33m