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The Drifters is available in virtual cinemas on 2 April and on demand on digital platforms on 5Â April.
A Vote Leave ensign flying on a Devon fishing boat and multiple flags of St George in the local streets pointedly sketch in the hostile environment of Brexit-era Britain, but the social context for writer-director Benjamin Bondâs debut feature seems like window-dressing for whatâs in the end a timeless lovers-on-the-run affair.
As the title suggests, whatâs at stake for the central characters â an illegal African migrant fleeing violent traffickers and the rootless French waitress by his side â is how to find a place to settle down.