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Paul Mescal

Frankie Corio

Brooklyn Toulson

Celia Rowlson-Hall

Sally Messham

Ayşe Parlak

Sophia Lamanova

Spike Fearn

Harry Perdios

Frank Corio

Ruby Thompson

Ethan James Smith

Onur Ekşioğlu

Cafer Karahan

Kayleigh Coleman

John Stuifzand

Tyler Mutlu

Kieran Burton

Nijat Gachayev

Sarah Makharine

Erol Cengizalp

Djamel Turner

Adele Romanski

Mark Ceryak

Charlotte Wells

Barry Jenkins

Tim Headington

Lia Buman

Frank Gallacher

Eva Yates

Blair McClendon

Billur Turan

Kieran Hannigan

Gregory Oke

Oliver Coates

Lizzie Francke

Alex Sutherland

Guzin Erkaymaz

İpek Erden

Lucy Pardee

Neil Shah

Ana Leocha

Jovan Ajder

Vijay Rathinam

Mehmet Aksoy

Oya Aygör

Murat Cagin

Deniz Degirmendereli

Emma Zee

Alican Durbaş

Meltem Sancar

Burcu Gucuk

Zeynep Çetinkaya

Jessica Lee

Ramazan Ersoy

Eren Kurt

Murat Polat

Kadri Doğan

Tugce Turfan

Yusuf Baraç

Linyi Jia

Thomas J. Mangan IV

Michaela McCaffrey

Ismail Alacan

Ruben Aguirre Barba

Todd Solondz

Steven Little

Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak

Anita Surendran

Eser Fidan

Cengiz Koc

Aysegül Öner

Caspar Newbolt

Lucy Bright

Hannah Perkins

Özlem Inan

Josiah Newbolt

Jasper Thorn

Ananth Nagarajan

André Des Rochers

Kath Raisch

Jake Schick

Justin Tillett

Charine Bederar

Nic Durber

Mustafa Ozgun

Evren Ozfirat

Ali Kursun

Alison Piper

Noah Furrer

Amy Jackson

CinemaSerf

"Calum" (Paul Mescal) and his daughter "Sophie" (Frankie Corio) head off for a holiday in Turkey. Initially their experience reminded me of "Carry on Abroad" (1972) with the usual building works and booking errors, but soon they settle into a comfortable poolside routine and we begin to learn a little about the dynamic between father and daughter. The occasional conversation with their absent mother tells us the parents are no longer together and a series of ongoing vacation activities paired with brief flashbacks from the adult "Sophie" help us to follow the young girl's attempts to get to know her father better - and he, her - as they relax in the sunshine. This features a strong and confident performance from the young Corio and there is an engaging familial dynamic here between the two. His character is protective but indulgent, her's independent and curious - and auteur Charlotte Wells allows their characterisations to develop for us in a well paced, considered fashion. Nothing really happens here - and yet so much does with their relationship and their respective maturity. It has a realism to it - there are no "jump" moments as such, it's about evolution and both have plenty of scope for that. I am not sure it really needs to be seen at a cinema, but it is certainly worth watching when it hits the smaller screen.

Peter McGinn

I was pulled into watching this movie by the high ratings it received rather than the plot or the performers. So I find myself in the weird position of wondering if I am a bit thick and just didn’t “get it.” For to me the movie was a mess. There were some striking scenes and fine acting, but it all seemed disjointed and confused to me.

Between shaky camera syndrome and recurring flashing images that meant nothing to me, I lost the thread of the story besides the obvious, which was showing the ongoing interaction between father and daughter. Several of the quiet scenes seemed to trail off and take on the appearance of a still life picture, and then suddenly we are in the next scene, Wait, what was the previous scene all about?

There were a few hints alluding to the father’s melancholy state of mind and where it might have led him (since we were not told explicitly) and those scenes should have been critical ones driving the plot and the mood of the story. But they felt like they were offered just as sidebar information.

This is about an important topic in today's world - unrecognized mental health issues. First, let me say that the acting is tremendous. Paul Mescal did an awesome job of portraying the silence of depression. Even Frankie impressed me, like another Ana Paquin. This is a powerful story that clearly mirrors the unanswered questions in the life of auteur Charlotte Wells. This film has been added to my movie list "Directors About Themselves". https://letterboxd.com/sirlaffalot/list/directors-about-themselves/ I was really only not pleased with the introduction of Older Sophie's domestic life. We don't learn anything about them and it leaves a hole in the overall script.

Would almost describe it as boring except I felt very uneasy and on edge the whole time. A humanistic portrait of a father-daughter relationship that evokes the question of what is it to be a good father.

I unintentionally farted during the movie's perhaps most serious scene and started laughing because of the contrast. Then, as the character on-screen started sobbing, I started laughing harder, and I couldn't stop myself, and tears started rolling.

That's a true story, and by far the best moment of the movie for me. I wanted to like this movie as my brother recommended it, but it's... Toxic. I can tell from the songs that are played throughout that someone in my age group made this. But... It's narcissism. It's like a shit teenager from when I was a teenager grew up, and never became an adult. Whoever made this is a piece of shit. That's what I'm left with.

I want nothing to do with the father in this movie, I don't want to know how his broken daughter is trying to become unbroken. I don't want anything to do with anyone involved in making this movie, unless they thought they were making a scathing commentary of how narcissism becomes negative heritage for the unfortunate descendants of them.

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