Ish (film)

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Ish
Directed byImran Perretta
Screenplay byImran Perretta
Enda Walsh
Produced byDhiraj Mahey
Bennett McGhee
Starring
CinematographyJermaine Canute Edwards
Edited byAdam Biskupski
Music byImran Perretta
Production
companies
  • BBC Film
  • Primal Pictures
  • Good Chaos
  • Home Team
  • Calculus Media
Release date
  • 30 August 2025 (2025-08-30)(Venice)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Ish is a 2025 drama film directed by Imran Perretta, co-written by Perretta and Enda Walsh, starring Farhan Hasnat, Yahya Kitana and Sudha Bhuchar.

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The film had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025, [1] where it won the section's People's Choice Award.

Cast

Production

The film marks the feature film directorial debut of Imran Perretta, and is written by Perretta with Enda Walsh and filmed with cinematographer Jermaine Canute Edwards. [2] the film is a joint production between the United Kingdon and United State with production from Primal Pictures, Good Chaos and Home Team, alongside BBC Film, the British Film Institute, Calculus Media and Out of Order Studios. [3] The film was produced for Primal Pictures by Dhiraj Mahey. [4]

The cast is led by Farhan Hasnat as the eponymous Ish, with Yahya Kitana, Sudha Bhuchar, Avin Shah and Joy Crookes [2] [3] During casting, the production saw close to a thousand young men for the lead roles with Hasnat and Kitana chosen and having a long-running real life friendship, knowning each other since they were four and two years old, respectively. [4]

Release

The film was screened at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025, as part of the International Film Critics’ Week. [2] [3] It was shown on 15 October at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival. [4]

Reception

Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian gave the film four stars and described it as a "complex, compassionate drama". [2]

Accolades

The film won the audience award at the Venice Critics’ Week at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. [4]

For their roles in the film, Farhan Hasnat and Yahya Kitana were long-listed for the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ish". Settimana Internazionale della Critica. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bradshaw, Peter. "Ish review – Luton-set urban pastoral in which racial profiling pushes teen friends apart". The Guardian. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Katz, David (August 31, 2025). "Review: Ish". Cineuropa. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Szalai, George (October 14, 2025). "'Ish' Filmmakers on Turning Real-Life Trauma Into a Lyrical Debut About Racial Injustice". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Dalton, Ben (October 16, 2025). "Bifa breakthrough performance longlist includes 'Lollipop', 'Brides' actors". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
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