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On Falling

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ON FALLING tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh, Scotland. Trapped between the confines of a vast distribution center and the solitude of her own bedroom, Aurora seeks out every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her sense of self.

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Danny Leigh Financial Times The mood in On Falling is a shade of blue, precisely rendered in small gestures and fleeting moments. As Aurora drifts into ever deeper solitude, the film has the economy of a haiku. Rated: 4/5 Mar 12, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) This terrific English-language feature debut from Portuguese-born, Scotland-based director Laura Carreira makes a satisfying companion piece to Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You. Rated: 4/5 Mar 8, 2025 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Thee completeness of its construction remains a marvel throughout. And Santos deserves endless praise for communicating the despairing human eager to break out from the passive drone society wants her to be. An astonishing, unsettling fable. Rated: 5/5 Mar 6, 2025 Full Review Dallas King FILMHOUNDS Magazine Audiences can go to the movies to escape the everyday world. Yet cinema also has the power, and responsibility, to hold a mirror up to that world. Carreira does just that and delivers a timely, relevant, and sobering portrait of the true cost of living. Rated: 4/5 Mar 12, 2025 Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf [On Falling is] full of subtle details – reading them gives a picture of a kind of life in Britain today, and what it’s like for someone trying hard, failing and falling through the cracks. Rated: 4/5 Mar 12, 2025 Full Review Alistair Harkness Scotsman This a powerful debut, a deceptively quiet protest against humanity’s marginalisation. Rated: 4/5 Mar 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis ON FALLING tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh, Scotland. Trapped between the confines of a vast distribution center and the solitude of her own bedroom, Aurora seeks out every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her sense of self.
Director
Laura Carreira
Producer
Jack Thomas-O'Brien, Mário Patrocínio
Screenwriter
Laura Carreira
Production Co
BBC Film, BRO Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 44m