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Drift

Play trailer 1:30 Poster for Drift 2024 1h 33m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo), a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she tries first to survive and then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour-guide (Alia Shawkat) and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.
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Critics Consensus

Thanks to stellar work from Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat, Drift frequently engages despite an often hazy narrative.

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Liz Moody Empire Magazine Apr 10, 2024
4/5
A deceptively simple tale with a lot to say, Drift lingers long, thanks largely to a mesmerising performance from Cynthia Erivo. Go to Full Review Ed Potton The Times (UK) Apr 1, 2024
4/5
Captivatingly played by Cynthia Erivo, Jacqueline is in almost every frame of this small but haunting English-language debut by the Singaporean director Anthony Chen... Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Mar 31, 2024
3/5
This portrait of lost souls connecting is unassuming, but quietly powerful. Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Jan 6, 2026
Drift is a premise in search of a movie. Go to Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Below the Line Jul 23, 2024
B+
This is a film that lives in the uncomfortable, recognizing that some people won’t ever be able to find happiness. Go to Full Review Jericho Tadeo MovieWeb Jul 12, 2024
There's an important message about community being telegraphed here, but the story doesn't spare enough time for it to really land. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Josh A @josh1976 Sep 6, 2026 Not much to this movie. Never got going from the very start. Acting just subpar. The storyline kind of boring. See more Bar M @RT59804419 Feb 22, 2025 Great and impactful movie. And Cynthia acting, wow! See more Geovanny L @RT31664113 Jan 29, 2025 É muito bom , principalmente a protagonista See more Cristina L @RT04154620 Jan 11, 2025 sim é impecavel a atuação de cynthia é tão profunda e sensivel quanto sua direção ,é um filme para se admirar . See more geovanny p @Geovanny582 Jan 9, 2025 Cynthia Erivo torna este filme imperdível, toda a narrativa é esplendida a direção incrivelmente inspirada e simples ao mesmo templo ,e as atuaçoes sao incriveis e um final ótimo . See more genizes l @RT89288103 Jan 9, 2025 acabei de assisrit é muito bem dirigido ,e foi indicaado . See more Read all reviews
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Anthony Chen

Director

Cynthia Erivo

Jacqueline

Alia Shawkat

Callie

Ibrahima Ba

Actor

Honor Swinton Byrne

Actor

Zainab Jah

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo), a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she tries first to survive and then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour-guide (Alia Shawkat) and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.
Director
Anthony Chen
Producer
Peter Spears, Emilie Georges, Naima Abed, Anthony Chen, Cynthia Erivo, Solome Williams
Screenwriter
Susanne Farrell, Alexander Maksik
Distributor
Utopia
Production Co
giraffe pictures, Sunac Culture & Tourism, Cor Cordium Productions, British Film Institute (BFI), Greek Film Centre (GFC) , Edith's Daughter, La Cinéfacture, Heretic, Aim Media Co., Paradise City Films, Fortyninesixty Films, Ekome
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m
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