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Rye Lane (2023)

Rye Lane poster
Directed by
Raine Allen-Miller
Genre
drama film, comedy film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 252 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two strangers in their twenties meet by chance in South London after both have recently gone through breakups. They spend a day wandering around together and getting to know each other.

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What happens

Rye Lane is a 2023 British romantic comedy film directed by Raine Allen-Miller in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Set in the South London areas of Peckham and Brixton, the film is titled after the real-life Rye Lane Market. It stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah as two strangers who have a chance encounter, after having both been through recent breakups, and spend the day getting to know each other. Rye Lane had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2023, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2023 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Jonsson's and Oparah's performances, the film's direction, style, and originality. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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