Movie

Drifting

2021 · 112 min

A slow, heavy plunge into street-level despair that aches with quiet dignity and leaves you hollowed out.

Overview: Just out of jail, Fai finds a spot on a street corner where other homeless people welcome him. But he doesn’t get much time to settle in. The police soon chase them away, and their possessions disappear into a garbage truck. Young social worker Ms. Ho thinks it’s time to fight this in court. In the meantime, Fai and his friends have other concerns.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, survival, addiction, justice
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
addiction
justice
grief
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none