Debut Feature ‘Sky Peals’ Premiered at Venice Critics’ Week

The term “alien” takes on multiple meanings in writer-director Moin Hussain’s intriguing and rather gloomy debut feature, Sky Peals, which follows a lonely rest-stop cook whose life is upended by the death of his estranged father. Contrary to what might be expected, this intimate indie is less of a sci-fi thriller than a minimalist character study, concentrating on a multiracial protagonist who doesn’t seem to find his place anywhere.

Screening in Venice’s International Critics’ Week sidebar, the film marks a promising first feature for Hussain, showcasing his adept mastery of tone in a story predominantly set in an extremely alienating environment. Nevertheless, the lack of dramatic energy could make it difficult to appeal to wider audiences.

Sky Peals revolves around a young man named Adam, portrayed by Faraz Ayub. His mother (Claire Rushbrook) is British while his Pakistani father dies under strange circumstances early in the film. Caught between two worlds, Adam struggles to find his footing both among his British colleagues at a service station burger joint and within his father’s extended family.

Adam’s journey is filled with bizarre incidents and recurrent nightmares. His father appears in his life unpredictably, leaving messages on his answering machine and showing up at the rest stop, only to die before Adam can meet him. Despite leaving many questions unanswered, Hossain takes his audience on an intriguing journey through Adam’s disturbed psyche and gradual self-awakening.

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Tara (Natalie Givin), a single mom who works at the restaurant, develops a fondness for Adam despite his withdrawn nature. A sweet scene at a party held by their new manager, Jeff (Steve Oram from Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers) sees Tara urging a reluctant Adam to dance, showing a glimpse of an otherwise unseen side of his personality.

The reasons behind Adam’s introverted behaviour are subtly revealed as the story progresses. Adam discovers photos of long-lost relatives in Pakistan in his father’s car and his uncle, Hamid (Simon Nagra), shares that his father believed he came from another planet. These revelations set off a subplot where Adam, and by extension the viewer, start hunting for evidence of real aliens in the north of England.

Despite its sci-fi title and references, Sky Peals is firmly rooted in the reality of working-class life, highlighting the unique alienation experienced by someone like Adam with a foreign background.

While the pacing in Sky Peals can be slightly lethargic at times, the film gradually manages to captivate its audience. Whether or not Adam is actually an alien is irrelevant. Like Scarlett Johansson’s character in Under the Skin, he finds himself observing a world that seems strangely familiar yet distant, in an attempt to understand his own identity.

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