Cinemas may be open, but travelling on our holidays still remains something of a pipe dream. So why not combine the two this weekend, and be transported to the beautiful streets of Granada, while sat in the comfort of your local cinema (sounds perfect), by seeing Abid Khan’s affable and charming coming-of-age drama Granada Nights.
To mark the occasion we had the pleasure of speaking not only to Khan, but to his leading man, Antonio Aakeel, as we speak about their experience shooting this film on location. Aakeel speaks about his character, and his attraction to this project, while Abid comments on the film’s unique aspect ratio – while also talking about diversity, and how a film that doesn’t politicise nor make a deal out of the protagonist’s ethnic background, is showing great signs of progression.
Watch the full interview with Abid and Antonio here:
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To mark the occasion we had the pleasure of speaking not only to Khan, but to his leading man, Antonio Aakeel, as we speak about their experience shooting this film on location. Aakeel speaks about his character, and his attraction to this project, while Abid comments on the film’s unique aspect ratio – while also talking about diversity, and how a film that doesn’t politicise nor make a deal out of the protagonist’s ethnic background, is showing great signs of progression.
Watch the full interview with Abid and Antonio here:
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- 5/25/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A promising premise, involving an anxious British Asian guy finding peace in the Spanish city, is let down by cliched dialogue
The premise of Granada Nights, the directorial debut from Abid Khan, seems promising enough, in that it reimagines the tired subgenre of a sad white guy going to a foreign country and learning how to live, love and laugh. Unfortunately, while refreshingly centring a British Asian protagonist, Khan’s film is hopelessly bogged down by a thin plot and cliched dialogues.
Square, Instagram-like framing opens this journey of self-discovery, capturing reserved 24-year-old Ben (Antonio Aakeel) en route from London to Granada, Spain, to surprise his long-distance girlfriend, Helen. The tight composition oozes anxiety, and Ben’s apprehensions are sadly proved right: Helen doesn’t even want to see his face. Heartbroken and sneering at hostels, Ben is persuaded by spunky backpacker Amelia (Quintessa Swindell) to stay and explore the city.
The premise of Granada Nights, the directorial debut from Abid Khan, seems promising enough, in that it reimagines the tired subgenre of a sad white guy going to a foreign country and learning how to live, love and laugh. Unfortunately, while refreshingly centring a British Asian protagonist, Khan’s film is hopelessly bogged down by a thin plot and cliched dialogues.
Square, Instagram-like framing opens this journey of self-discovery, capturing reserved 24-year-old Ben (Antonio Aakeel) en route from London to Granada, Spain, to surprise his long-distance girlfriend, Helen. The tight composition oozes anxiety, and Ben’s apprehensions are sadly proved right: Helen doesn’t even want to see his face. Heartbroken and sneering at hostels, Ben is persuaded by spunky backpacker Amelia (Quintessa Swindell) to stay and explore the city.
- 5/24/2021
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
Between the post-credits of Captain Marvel and the new Avengers: Endgame trailer, the amount of footage we’ve seen of Carol Danvers opposite Earth’s Mightiest Heroes adds up to to mere seconds, but the fans have already found a potential superhero pairing to ship.
In the trailer that dropped this morning, Carol’s arrival is saved for a near-wordless post-title stinger. The brief clip sees Thor looking into Captain Marvel’s eyes while he summons his weapon. As the Stormbreaker axe flies hazardously close to Carol’s head, she looks completely unfazed, and seeing how she didn’t flinch, Thor declares: “I like this one.”
We’d heard about this clip previously in reports from a Disney shareholders event earlier this month, but now that the internet has seen the footage with their own eyes, an enraptured Twitter fanbase is crying out for more Thor and Carol scenes.
Thor...
In the trailer that dropped this morning, Carol’s arrival is saved for a near-wordless post-title stinger. The brief clip sees Thor looking into Captain Marvel’s eyes while he summons his weapon. As the Stormbreaker axe flies hazardously close to Carol’s head, she looks completely unfazed, and seeing how she didn’t flinch, Thor declares: “I like this one.”
We’d heard about this clip previously in reports from a Disney shareholders event earlier this month, but now that the internet has seen the footage with their own eyes, an enraptured Twitter fanbase is crying out for more Thor and Carol scenes.
Thor...
- 3/14/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
The film is styled for the post-Brexit generation.
Production has wrapped in Spain on UK feature Granada Nights.
Writer-director Abid Khan makes his feature debut on the project and also produces through his EyeFive Films with Merlin Merton (Butterfly Kisses). The team are in Cannes looking to attach a sales agent.
Styled as a social-comedy-drama for the post-Brexit generation, Granada Nights stars Antonio Aakeel (Tomb Raider) as a heartbroken British-Asian tourist on a journey of hedonism and discovery in the beguiling city of Granada, Spain. After a failed relationship, he plunges into a diverse company of international students and eccentric...
Production has wrapped in Spain on UK feature Granada Nights.
Writer-director Abid Khan makes his feature debut on the project and also produces through his EyeFive Films with Merlin Merton (Butterfly Kisses). The team are in Cannes looking to attach a sales agent.
Styled as a social-comedy-drama for the post-Brexit generation, Granada Nights stars Antonio Aakeel (Tomb Raider) as a heartbroken British-Asian tourist on a journey of hedonism and discovery in the beguiling city of Granada, Spain. After a failed relationship, he plunges into a diverse company of international students and eccentric...
- 5/14/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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