LYNN + LUCY

By Fyzal Boulifa • 2020 • 90’ • UK

Synopsis

Lynn and Lucy are life-long best friends, their relationship as intense as any romance. Neither has ventured far from where they grew up. Lynn, who married her first boyfriend and whose daughter is fast growing up, is delighted when the charismatic, volatile Lucy has her first baby boy. Lucy, however, does not react to motherhood as Lynn expects. Soon, they find their friendship tested in the most extreme circumstances.

Credits

Director: Fyzal Boulifa
Producer: Camilla Bray
Writers: Fyzal Boulilfa
Cast: Roxanne Scrimshaw, Nichola Burley

Sales

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The film was released in the UK in July 2020 through BFI Distribution.

REVIEWS

★★★★★ “A pair of electrifying performances lie at the heart of this terrific first feature by writer-director Fyzal Boulifa, a modern fable of tested friendships and public shaming. Screen newcomer Roxanne Scrimshaw is a revelation as Lynn, while Nichola Burley hits a career high as new mum Lucy.”
– Mark Kermode, The Guardian

★★★★ “Fyzal Boulifa is a young British director of Moroccan heritage who was Bafta-nominated for his short film The Curse and now makes his fiercely impressive feature debut with Lynn + Lucy, a gruelling social-realist tragedy with a batsqueak of horror, set on a tough Essex estate that Boulifa says is not so very different from where he was brought up in Leicester… It’s a potent tale of dread, reinforced by great performances from Scrimshaw and Burley.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

”Superb performances by Nichola Burley and newcomer Roxanne Scrimshaw anchor Fyzal Boulifa's unforgiving study of working-class tragedy and community... [a] darkly perceptive suburban drama.“
– Variety

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