Ali & Ava
Sparks fly after Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness while Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humour irresistible. As the pair begin to form a deep connection they have to find a way to keep their newfound passion from being overshadowed by the stresses and struggles of their separate lives and histories.
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Cast
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Adeel Akhtar
Ali
Known for
Sweet Tooth
The Night Manager
Claire Rushbrook
Ava
Known for
Enola Holmes
My Mad Fat Diary
Ameenah Ayub Allen
Clio Barnard
Natalie Gavin
Dawn
Known for
Bodies
Red Rose
Joanne Dixon
Macy Shackleton
Venice
Known for
The Selfish Giant
Lizzie Francke
Also in
Sebastian
Ellora Torchia
Runa
Known for
House of the Dragon
Midsommar
Rose Garnett
Also in
September Says
Shaun Thomas
Callum
Known for
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Emmerdale
Tracy O'Riordan
Clio Barnard Director · Harry Escott Composer Ole Bratt Birkeland Cinematographer
United States release July 29, 2022 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Film, BFI
Production
Moonspun Films
Production
BBC Film
Production
BFI
Production
Screen Yorkshire
Production
BFI Film Fund
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · July 11, 2021
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · March 4, 2022
Theatrical
United States · July 29, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States
November 12, 2021 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Australia
June 30, 2022 · Theatrical
Austria
October 22, 2021 · Vienna International Film Festival
Canada
September 9, 2021 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
August 21, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
August 18, 2022 · Theatrical
Finland
August 26, 2022 · Theatrical
France
March 2, 2022 · Theatrical
June 14, 2022 · Digital · VOD
June 15, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Germany
October 4, 2021 · Hamburg Film Festival
Ireland
March 4, 2022 · Digital
Italy
April 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 26, 2022 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
May 12, 2022 · Limited theatrical
New Zealand
September 1, 2022 · Theatrical
Norway
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 2021 · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 9, 2022 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 2022 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
September 2, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2021 · Zurich Film Festival
Türkiye
October 6, 2021 · Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 13, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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