we asked critic kaleem aftab to give us his impressions of the british films at cannes.mpetition at cannes this year, and it's the new film from andrea arnold, who previously was in competition with fish tank... what's wrong with you?! you're what's wrong with me! ..and whose best—known film is probably american honey. security, aisle number 4. .. like american honey, it deals with families in trouble and young people who are trying to make themselves heard in the great rabble of society. this one's set in the south of england. it stars barry keoghan as a father, playing bug, and his daughter is a 12—year—old who's of mixed race. and as the film transpires, it turns into a social realist fantasy that plays on imaginary friends. at cannes, bird has played really well. the impact is that people really liked it. it got enjoyable reviews, but people did feel it was a kind of lightweight andrea arnold. there is a big change in the british films that we're seeing at cannes this year, and it comes down to what i believe is a new generation of film—makers. and this generation ha

we asked critic kaleem aftab to give us his impressions of the british films at cannes. like american honey, it deals with families in trouble and young people who are trying to make themselves heard in the great rabble of society. this one's set in the south of england. it stars barry keoghan as a father, playing bug, and his daughter is a 12—year—old who's of mixed race. and as the film transpires, it turns into a social realist fantasy that plays on imaginary friends. at cannes, bird has played really well. the impact is that people really liked it. it got enjoyable reviews, but people did feel it was a kind of lightweight andrea arnold. there is a big change in the british films that we're seeing at cannes this year, and it comes down to what i believe is a new generation of film—makers. and this generation has come in from different backgrounds, they're using their britishness, but also their heritage. santosh is completely set in india, and it's the tale of a widow who is told that she can keep her pension and her late husband's salary by becoming a policewoman her