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Departure (15)

Drama, Family, Romance

An otherwise nuclear family unravels in the South of France.

The critical consensus

A sensitive, sensual and occasionally amusing portrait of teenaged obsession with a winning turn from Lawther.

****(*)Anna Smith, Empire Online, 16/05/2016

It is beautifully filmed, tenderly felt and brilliantly acted, announcing Steggall as an exciting new voice in British cinema.

****(*)Allan Hunter, The List, 16/05/2016

Delicate character drama with Juliet Stevenson a distraught mother and Alex Lawther as her son, drifting around the French countryside.

***(*)(*)Steve Rose, The Guardian, 19/05/2016

Delicately handled and beautifully filmed Departure also boasts two deeply felt performances with Juliet Stevenson making the most of an all-too-rare leading role.

****(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 20/05/2016

A finely tuned portrait of a middle-aged woman coming to terms with the fact that her marriage was doomed from the start.

****(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 21/05/2016

Juliet Stevenson takes the honours as a mother making an emotional trip to the south of France with her son.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 22/05/2016

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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