Ish

A racially profiled police stop-and-search sets two best friends on a collision course in Imran Perretta’s intimate and poetically rendered drama.

Ish and Maram are barely teenagers, but still old enough to endure police harassment and its seismic repercussions. Naturalistic performances, an atypical score (also composed by multi-disciplinary artist Perretta) and lyrical, monochrome images make this a standout British film, which stands up for characters who are too often marginalised – both onscreen and off.

Programme Type: Film

Strand Type: Maverick Mondays

Director: Imran Perretta

Cast: Farhan Hasnat, Yahya Kitana, Sudha Bhuchar

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 89 minutes