Surge is a 2020 British thriller film, directed by Aneil Karia from a screenplay by Karia, Rupert Jones and Rita Kalnejasis. It stars

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and Jasmine Jobson. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2020 and was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2021, by Vertigo Releasing.

Premise

A mentally ill man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation in London.

Cast

as Joseph, Alan and Joyce’s son *

as Joyce, Joseph’s mother and Alan’s wife *

as Alan, Joseph’s father and Joyce’s husband * Jasmine Jobson as Lily * Laurence Spellman as Scott * Ryan McKen as Emre * Muna Otaru as Adaeze * Bradley Taylor as Patrick * Ranjit Singh Shubh as Jonathon *

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as Hamish (Best Man) * Clare Joseph as Sarah (Bride) *

Perry Fitzpatrick Perry Fitzpatrick is an English actor. He is known for his roles as DS Chris Lomax in the BBC series '' Line of Duty'', Flip in '' This Is England '86'' and ''This Is England '90'', and Hot & Cold in '' Drifters''. Early life Fitzpatrick atte ...

as Bradley

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2020. In January 2021, Vertigo Releasing acquired U.K. and Irish distribution rights to the film. It was released on 28 May 2021. In June 2021,

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acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. The film went on to gross $34,444 worldwide.

Critical reception

''Surge'' holds approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, "Discomfiting by design, ''Surge'' will wear some viewers down -- but Ben Whishaw's mesmerizing performance keeps the action gripping even when it's hard to take." Whishaw received World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, surge 2020 films British thriller films BBC Film films 2020s English-language films 2020s British films