Film Pick of the Week: Ali & Ava - review by Yvette Huddleston yorkshirepost.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yorkshirepost.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Sparks fly after Ali (Adeel Akhtar) and Ava (Claire Rushbrook) meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali's tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava's warmth and kindness while Ava finds Ali's complexity and humour irresistible. As the pair begin to form a deep connection they have to find a way to keep their newfound passion from being overshadowed by the stresses and struggles of their separate lives and histories.? Nominated for two BAFTA Awards.
While by no means unwatchable, “Ali & Ava” is a predictable and relatively unexciting social realist melodrama that manages to have the occasional haunting image or engaging performance.