Celebrated British filmmaker Clio Barnard, a previous Cannes winner for “The Selfish Giant” (2013), is back on the Croisette with Directors’ Fortnight selection “Ali & Ava.” The film is a love story ...

The cross-cultural romance film has seen many iterations, so the fact that filmmaker Clio Barnard has added an elegantly crafted and utterly enjoyable new entry into the oversaturated genre is as ...

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Ali & Ava is a lovely, charming surprise. It’s the latest drama written and directed by Clio Barnard, who’s received much international acclaim for her powerful, often shatteringly bleak films set in ...

"An undeniable and attractive glow of authenticity." Greenwich Entertainment has debuted an official US trailer for the lovely indie gem titled Ali & Ava, opening in art house theaters in the US this ...

Clio Barnard returns to the Cannes Film Festival with the British drama Ali & Ava. While billed as a romance, the Directors’ Fortnight entry doesn’t take the path of a traditional idealized love story ...

Even as this romantic drama clings uncomfortably to the surface of an interracial relationship, the movie still delivers pops of color and memorable melodies, our critic writes. By Beandrea July When ...

There’s a deep sense of humanity and understanding in Ali & Ava, an understated love story from British writer and director Clio Barnard which touches on real issues of parenthood, loss, connection, ...

TIFF: An Irish teacher and a British Pakistani landlord flirt across entrenched cultural lines in this poignant and charming love story. The cross-cultural romance film has seen many iterations, so ...

Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook play an unlikely couple who fall in love in Ali & Ava. Some of those elements appear in Ali & Ava, which takes place in Bradford, a city in West Yorkshire, and ...