Debate
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Clio Barnard
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- UK
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2026
- More information
- Official film page
Screenings
Adapted from Kieran Goddard’s novel, this intoxicating yet compassionate film by the director of The Selfish Giant and Ali & Ava is propelled by a superb ensemble cast and the euphoric pulse of club music. As moments of youthful joy gradually give way to disillusionment, the film offers a piercing portrait of contemporary Britain, exposing exploitative social structures and widening inequality as forces that have deeply marked its characters’ lives.
Hyun Jin Cho
Content warning
Contains flashing images.
Contains scenes of domestic violence or abuse, drug use, graphic violence or injury, harm towards children, sex, and suicide.
Adapted from Kieran Goddard’s novel, this intoxicating yet compassionate film by the director of The Selfish Giant and Ali & Ava is propelled by a superb ensemble cast and the euphoric pulse of club music. As moments of youthful joy gradually give way to disillusionment, the film offers a piercing portrait of contemporary Britain, exposing exploitative social structures and widening inequality as forces that have deeply marked its characters’ lives.
Hyun Jin Cho
Content warning
Contains flashing images.
Contains scenes of domestic violence or abuse, drug use, graphic violence or injury, harm towards children, sex, and suicide.