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The low key Last Resort is an offbeat love story set around a defunct British seaside holiday resort. Russian immigrant Tanya (Dina Korzun) arrives at Gatwick airport with her ten year old son Artiom (Artiom Strelinikov) to be reunited with her British fiance. When he doesn’t arrive the distressed Tanya rashly decides to claim political asylum in order to stay in the country. She is then taken to a refuge holding center situated in an abandoned holiday resort where she virtually becomes a prisoner. While detained she meets amusement arcade manager Alfie (Paddy Considine) an ex-crim who takes Tanya and her son under his wings. Soon enough an unlikely romance develops between the pair. Director Pawel Pawlikowski handles his material delicately eliciting some wonderful naturalistic performances from his leads. While cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski adds to the melancholy nature of the film by giving the look of the once thriving fun park an eerie beauty. Cast includes Lindsey Honey, Dave Bean, Katie Drinkwater. Pawel Pawlikowski: Winner of the 2001 BAFTA award for the Most Promising Newcomer in British Film.
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ACMI Identifier
315113
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)