Hard Truths
First screened in October 2024
Director: Mike Leigh. Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson, Sophia Brown, Jonathan Livingstone, Jo Martin, Llewella Gideon, Samantha Spiro, Syrus Lowe. Screenplay: Mike Leigh. In Brief:
Showcase for a high-wire performance at the knife-edge of uproarious and alienating blooms into a richer group study.
VOR:③
The acting deserves to stand the test of time, as does the time capsule of era-specific day-to-day rage. Other aspects thinner or more familiar.
