I really like understated films that lead you along quite gently for the most part but with a few shocks thrown in. Kelly + Victor is a great example of that. A young couple, played by Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris, meet on the dance-floor. They are drawn together into an intense relationship that fires both of their subtle but addictive personalities.
Director Kieran Evans shows us parts of Kelly and Victor's lives. He doesn't try to explain. He doesn't make excuses for the characters' flaws, or the imperfections of the world they live in. We see what happens and accept it for what it is.
Clearly the relationship is going to end badly for one or both of the characters. Again Evans shows us the events, with some sensitivity where appropriate, without judging, without condoning or condemning.
Brilliantly acted, well written and wonderfully directed. Loved it.
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