Sky Peals is a 2023 British science fiction drama film written and directed by Moin Hussain in his feature directorial debut. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
Cast Faraz Ayub as Umar Adam Natalie Gavin as Tara Claire Rushbrook as Donna Simon Nagra as Hamid Steve Oram as Jeff Jeff Mirza as Hassan Bill Fellows as Terry Adrian Hood as Raymond Maizie Wickson as Steph Alan Cammish as Reece
Release The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Venice International Critics' Week sidebar. It was later screened at the BFI London Film Festival and at the Stockholm International Film Festival.
The film was theatrically released in United Kingdom and Ireland on 9 August 2024.
Reception
The Guardian called it a "creepy, distinctive British feature" and a "pointed meditation on racial and cultural identity, dressed up as a kind of emo SF tale." They awarded the film four stars out of five.
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