It took a couple of days of pondering on this film to fully grasp how beautiful, raw and honest it is. I grew up on a council estate about 5 miles from Holme wood - which was very similar. The film captures how even in the same community/town how classism and prejudice is directed at people living on the estate (echoes my own experiences of people living in the village down the road often judging those who lived on the estate and my own family members even judging). Also the way is captures the subtle racial tensions between communities ... that never feel outright but are present. It also captures how these communities co-exist and get on also..
Initially when I left the cinema I felt frustrated that there was no complete resolution - no holding family members to account - but after a couple of days I realised that's the beauty of the ending. It's real - often we don't hold family members to account. We forgive them too quickly, we listen to their opinions but half the time end up doing what we want regardless
Thank you to the team for capturing these communities and putting it the screen!
Initially when I left the cinema I felt frustrated that there was no complete resolution - no holding family members to account - but after a couple of days I realised that's the beauty of the ending. It's real - often we don't hold family members to account. We forgive them too quickly, we listen to their opinions but half the time end up doing what we want regardless
Thank you to the team for capturing these communities and putting it the screen!