All of Us Strangers

Directed by Andrew Haigh
UK, USA, 2023, 105'

Cankarjev dom Cinema All of Us Strangers

Screenplay: Andrew Haigh, Taichi Yamada (novel)
Cinematography: Jamie Ramsay
Cast: Andrew Scott (Adam), Paul Mescal (Harry), Carter John Grout, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy, Ami Tredrea, Cameron Ashplant, Lincoln R. Beckett, Jack Cronin, Christian Di Sciullo, Oliver Franks, Hussein Kutsi, Gsus Lopez
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: English

One night in his near-empty tower block in London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.

Grief is a funny animal; it tangles itself in our organs and sinews, permanently altering how we love, how we see ourselves, and how we make sense of our identity. That's what Haigh is unraveling here, with a bittersweet emphasis on the power of love and its ability to transcend even death itself. All of Us Strangers will break your heart - but it just might mend it too.
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly