Love (Contr)Actually


Two friends take very different paths while looking for romance in a brand-new British romcom that reveals that, in our modern, multi-cultural world, there’s no right way to find love.

Article Published on 01.12.2022

Words Robb Sheppard

In a fresh take on the best friend’s wedding trope, a childhood friendship teeters on the brink of breaking or becoming something more when Lily James’ filmmaker decides to document her lifelong friend’s "assisted" or arranged marriage.

Together on a journey from London to Lahore, will love blossom behind the lens? Or is this documentarian about to discover that she’s spent too much time simply watching? Find out in this slice of pure escapism.

Fresh from her transformative role in telling the tragic love affair of Pam & Tommy, James is as endearing as ever as Zoe, a young woman who forgoes long-term relationships in favour of furthering her filmmaking career while Star Trek: Discovery’s Shazad Latif is sure to charm as her friend, Kaz, with an opposing outlook on life and love. Add an exciting support cast that includes Britcom royalty Emma Thompson and People Just Do Nothing’s always-funny Asim Chaudhry and this is an arrangement that you’re sure to be happy with.

They, and the rest of the show-stealing supporting cast starring as Kaz’ family, are a great source of laughs and the beating heart of this cross-cultural comedy from director Shekhar Kapur and the producers who stole our hearts with Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually.

This is classic will-they-won’t-they territory, but with sensitive soul-searching, reflections on modern romance, generation-gap gags, and culture clash comedy, it promises to be much more relevant than your run-of-the-mill romcom.

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