The Guardian Film Weeky Podcast
Film Weekly takes a dip in London River with Brenda Blethyn. Jason Solomons talks to Brenda Blethyn and Rachid Bouchareb about their film set in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings. Plus, reviews of Twilight: Eclipse and Leaving, and an investigation into film programming at music festivals Listen here
Tim Roby The Telegraph - ★ ★ ★ ★
“A pair of superb yet humble performances give London River its reason for being. This grave two-hander about the aftermath of the July 2005 bombings is a world away from the bristling, politicised, docudrama stylings of a Paul Greengrass project.” Read more at The Telegraph
Derek Malcolm
The Evening Standard - ★ ★ ★ ★
“Director Rachid Bouchareb’s small-scale but beautifully detailed film, and it contains a performance from Blethyn as the weepie, anxious mother that won her an ovation after the festival screening. She is magnificent, seeming to react rather than act and, without a false or sentimental note, managing to make us sympathise with her puzzled and anxious character.” Read more at The Evening Standard
Philip French The Obeserver
“The tale of a British mother and a Malian father searching for their children after the 7/7 bombings is subtle but affecting” Read more at The Observer
