The Earth Belongs to No One

This is an extraordinarily bold film. It is the least student film experience you'll ever have. Bewitching, arresting, spellbinding. A lens into the world of poverty, isolation and girlhood. Jessica Barden, gives an exquisite authentic performance particularly. Alana Boden is noteworthy and spellbinding, whose character is a mute. The film is entirely dialogue free. At times I'm watching neorealism at its finest and at others I'm lost to the directors poetic storytelling. It is hard knocks kitchen sink told in hyperreal tones. By far one of the best narrative shorts to have come out of the British film school.

At London Film Festival, the writer/director, said that The Earth Belongs to No One was inspired by true events she had witnessed - the film is a landmark film by a new British voice destined to shake it up. One To Watch, Ani Laurie...

Striking performances and the opening sequence is visceral and powerful. Great storytelling with the use of sparse dialogue. A lot of surprises in this film, breaking story structure in the second act adds to its strength. Really enjoyed it and highly recommend. Just want to know what happened next?????!!!!!

It's not a paint by numbers film and it's not a talky film, so if you are looking for escape to something (very) different with unexpected twists and turns told in quiet, measured pacing. This film is for you. Much of the films quiet stillness is reflected in the youngest of the girls who is mute/apraxia debilitated by the gang at school. The still life painted vision of the country is mercurial, dark and unsettling. The rumble of the danger runs from start to finish. Well crafted play on suspension, safely held on the stilts of strong performances from every character on screen.

I watched this film in London Cinema Sisters cinema screening. Powerful film about culture and women. For me it a film which is very meditative also, powerful story about revenge. It has a very French style because it has not too much dialogue. The director is very cool filmmaker she makes stories about women and black culture. The director is from the national film school of U.K, she is mixed race and English. I recommend this short film to you.

I'm not big on social issues films as viewing resilience isn't my strong suit, but wanted to watch it for Jessica Barden as a short it feels like a feature and it doesn't disappoint. Jessica Barden's performance is turned down and massively vibrational, nothing like i've ever seen her before. Beuatiful film and the rest of the cast are also amazing.