Everywhere and Nowhere

2011 British film

6 May 2011 (2011-05-06)

Running time

96 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Everywhere and Nowhere is a 2011 coming of age British drama film focusing on the identity struggles of Ash (James Floyd) a young British Pakistani who is torn between the traditions of middle-class family life and his passion for DJing. The film comes from Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda.

Synopsis

Young and educated, Ash leads a privileged life but finds himself between two cultures: hedonistic, multi-cultural London with his friends and a traditional Pakistani family upbringing in the middle class suburbs. Tormented by the idea of entering the family business, Ash rebels and he finds identity through blending classic Bollywood soundtracks with contemporary electronic music.

Cast

James Floyd as Ash Khan
Adam Deacon as Zaf
Shivani Ghai as Sairah Khan
Neet Mohan as Riz
Elyes Gabel as Jaz
Katia Winter as Bella
Shaheen Khan as Rubena Khan
Simon Webbe as Ronnie
James Buckley as Jamie
Art Malik as Uncle Mirza
Saeed Jaffrey as Zaf's Dad
Ronny Jhutti as Salim
Amber Rose Revah as Yasmin

Reception

The film received largely negative reviews from critics, with only 1 from 12 critics giving it a positive write-up on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]

However James Floyd got significant critical praise for his lead performance, including Screen International,^[2] The Guardian ^[3] and Time Out.^[4]