Writer/director Clio Barnard’s third feature is packed with weighty material; in addition to the issues already mentioned, racism, mental illness and the specter of lost dreams all have their parts to play.

A pair of wonderfully winning performances from Claire Rushbrook and Adeel Akhtar lie at the heart of this unexpectedly warm and typically compelling drama...

...a charming, assured, contemporary British romance that has its feet rooted in reality but still has the power to transcend genre tropes and summon hope.

There’s a tremendous human warmth to this love story...

...er som en countrysang af de gode. Banal og dyb. Hverdagen og dens sejre og sorger. Mennesker, der kæmper for kærligheden, men som også svigter og misforstår hinanden.

...ett feel good-drama i Ken Loachs och Mike Leighs anda.

Clio Barnard skildrar en otippad kärlekshistoria över kulturgränserna i socialrealistiska, varma och musikaliska ”Ali & Ava”.