SKY PEALS

Ian Berriman

RELEASED 9 AUGUST 12A | 91 minutes Director Moin Hussain Cast Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin, Claire Rushbrook, Simon Nagra More of a slipstream-y character study than out-and-out sci-fi, this low-key British indie – a promising debut for writer/director Moin Hussain – puts the alien into alienation. Sky Peals is the oddly surreal name of a British motorway services, where the withdrawn Adam (Faraz Ayub) works for a burger franchise. After receiving an answerphone message from the father who walked out on him 20 years ago, Adam later learns that he was found dead in his vehicle in the services car park. Then that dad was adopted, and had spoken of “not being human”. Mental health issues seem the most likely explanation, but with Adam – who seems so socially awkward…

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