The Long Goodbye

2020
13m

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Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, ... Read allRiz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.

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7.2/10

3.5K

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Won 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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Carl Prekopp

Paramilitary

Belal Sabir

Muslim Father

Leon Ung

Raphael von Blumenthal

Police Officer

Riz Ahmed

Riz
(uncredited)

Sudha Bhuchar

Mum
(uncredited)

Nikkita Chadha

Brother's friend
(uncredited)

Taru Devani

Khadija
(uncredited)

Asmara Gabrielle

Fatima
(uncredited)

Javed Hashmi

Dad
(uncredited)

Marissa Hussain

Farheen
(uncredited)

Hugo Nicholson

Paramilitary
(uncredited)

Ross O'Donnellan

Paramilitary
(uncredited)

Hussina Raja

Aminah
(uncredited)

Ambreen Razia

Aisha
(uncredited)

Reynah Rita

Sana
(uncredited)

Rish Shah

Karim
(uncredited)

Director
- Aneil Karia
Writers
- Aneil Karia
- Riz Ahmed
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8khalidmoubile

The Long Goodbye (Short).

Well well well, this is my first time watching a short movie and it won't be the last one.

Some important political messages within 12 minutes, great job from Riz Ahmed and his magnificent performance, I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about performance in a 12min film but I can not ignore that one.

Made my night.

9asnjahangir

Powerful and Unexpected work

It's an amazing short film conveying more than most 2 hours long films. Must watch.

10eskimosound

Harrowing to say the least...

I hope people don't live with that kind of fear in the UK. I'm not sure what to think. I was horrified that people even thought this could happen but it also seemed like some street rap/beat/poetry video.

8PedroPires90

Powerful

This is a very good one. Powerful, meaningful, shocking, urgent and with that star power of Riz Ahmed. British society is not a perfect one - is there any? - and even with all the integration and diversity, these pieces of s:it are well among us.

Don't care about people who think the police officers shouldn't be portrayed like this. Police forces are full of racists scumbags in any part of the globe. Yes, there are good cops. That's not the point. Move on.

9webjunk-62635

Great short with a strong message

It is a shame that allegory is wasted on so many people - IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE REAL!

The words are easy to understand if you pay attention.

A great short that gets its TRUE message over very well. You may have experienced this message, or must know those who have, or may be one for whom the message is aimed.

Riz Ahmed gives a deeply felt depth.

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Trivia
Riz Ahmed is also a rapper. This short film is based off of his album of the same title.

Quotes
Riz: What the fuck? Why do you hate us?

Connections
Featured in 2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2022)

Soundtracks
Any Day
(uncredited)
Written by Jay Sean (as Kamaljit Singh Jhooti) & Riz Ahmed
Performed by Riz Ahmed featuring Jay Sean
Produced by Tom Calvert
Courtesy of Mongrel
Published by Warp Publishing
[In background: As Aminah's besties ready her for wedding and chatter joyfully, Nas & Riz argue with them about relocating chair; Faintly: As Nas & Riz ultimately move the chair to the adjunct storeroom, upon hearing something ominous, Riz sends Nas downstairs and notices from his window that far-right terrorists have descended on his neighborhood, rounding non-white neighbours up and starting to assault them]