Everywhere and Nowhere
5.4 /10 1 Votes
Duration Language English | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 6 May 2011 (2011-05-06) Writer Gurpreet Bhatti (screenplay), Nazrin Choudhury (additional writing), Menhaj Huda (screenplay), Menhaj Huda (story) Initial release May 6, 2011 (United Kingdom) Cast (Ash Khan), (Zaf), Shivani Ghai (Sairah Khan), (Bella), Alyy Khan (Ahmed Khan)Similar movies Adam Deacon appears in Everywhere and Nowhere and Kidulthood, Ae Fond Kiss (2004), Victim (2011), In the family (2011), Love Song (2000) Tagline A drama centered on a British Asian torn between honoring his family traditions and his love for DJing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Everywhere and Nowhere is a 2011 coming of age British drama film focusing on the identity struggles of Ash (James Floyd) a young British Pakistani who is torn between the traditions of middle-class family life and his passion for DJing. The film comes from Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda.
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Synopsis
Young and educated, Ash leads a privileged life but finds himself between two cultures: hedonistic, multi-cultural London with his friends and a traditional Pakistani family upbringing in the middle class suburbs. Tormented by the idea of entering the family business, Ash rebels and he finds identity through blending classic Bollywood soundtracks with contemporary electronic music.
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Reception
The film received largely negative reviews from critics, with only 1 from 12 critics giving it a positive write-up on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
However James Floyd got significant critical praise for his lead performance, including Screen International, The Guardian and Time Out.
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