What is like to live in a world where you have no grasp of its language, and your only lifeline to that is lost.
Lilting isn't a film of simple solutions and happy endings but, for all its sorrow, what it leaves you with is hope.
Peter Bowles adds comic relief, but it’s the fully invested leads and graceful, poetic direction that give this study of emotional interiors its subtly heartbreaking power.
A mature and moving debut feature from Cambodian director Hong Khaou with strong turns from Whishaw and Pei-Pei.
Admired from a distance, this is a promising debut from Hong Khaou.
Hong Khaou: 'Grief is addictive'
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday August 8, 2014, until Thursday August 14, 2014. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday August 29, 2014, until Thursday September 4, 2014. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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