Lilting

Hong Khaou makes a fine debut with this quietly resonant cross-cultural chamber piece.
-- Justin Chang, Variety

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Lilting

Set in contemporary London, LILTING tells the story of a Cambodian-Chinese mother mourning the untimely death of her son. Her world is suddenly disrupted by the presence of a stranger. Though they don’t share a common language, a translator helps piece together the memories of a man they both loved. LILTING is a touching film about unlikely connections and the tragedies that bring us together even though we may be worlds apart.

Official Selection:
Sundance Film Festival 2014
Seattle International Film Festival 2014
Not Rated
Genre
Drama
Runtime
86
Language
English, Mandarin
Director
Hong Khaou
Cast
Ben Whishaw, Morven Christie
FEATURED REVIEW
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

Intriguing relationship dynamics and an intensely moving performance from Ben Whishaw as a bereaved gay man drive Lilting, an intimate drama about two strangers unable to communicate but drawn together by the common language of grief. Delicate and unhurried almost to a fault, though also hauntingly ...

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