The Right Words
One of the films already shortlisted and hoping to get lucky with this year’s Oscar nominations, The Right Words deals with a teenager’s efforts to overcome his fears and confess his feelings to the girl he loves – a situation complicated by a bus full of teenagers who have seen the poem he wrote for her after it was stolen and put on social media. As young Mahdi’s sister Kenza (Aya Halal) and her best friend Aïssatou (Ramatoulaye Ndongo – known simply as Rama) switch from teasing to offering a whole lot of conflicting advice, the film takes in issues around bullying, gender stereotypes and the importance of being oneself at a stage in life when it’s sometimes difficult to figure out what that means.
Present to talk about it at a press conference were director Adrian Moyse Dullin, producer Lucas Tothe, and stars Aya and Rama,...
One of the films already shortlisted and hoping to get lucky with this year’s Oscar nominations, The Right Words deals with a teenager’s efforts to overcome his fears and confess his feelings to the girl he loves – a situation complicated by a bus full of teenagers who have seen the poem he wrote for her after it was stolen and put on social media. As young Mahdi’s sister Kenza (Aya Halal) and her best friend Aïssatou (Ramatoulaye Ndongo – known simply as Rama) switch from teasing to offering a whole lot of conflicting advice, the film takes in issues around bullying, gender stereotypes and the importance of being oneself at a stage in life when it’s sometimes difficult to figure out what that means.
Present to talk about it at a press conference were director Adrian Moyse Dullin, producer Lucas Tothe, and stars Aya and Rama,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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