SURGE directed by Aniel Karia (United Kingdom , 2020)
If there were an acting class devoted to madness studies then ‘Surge’ would be required viewing.
For ‘madness’ read ‘mental health issues’ although where one ends and the other begins is very much the moot point here.
What this debut feature film does show is how a cocktail of loneliness, alienation and a loss of hope can have devastating effects.
Director Aneil Karia has gone on record to say that he didn’t set out to make a social commentary. However, many, I include myself among them, will see it and wonder why no-one was looking out for Joseph, played with spectacular authenticity by Ben Whishaw.
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My TV year started very late. On principle, I watch as little Italian TV as possible. I prefer to follow the advice of the graffiti in the photo: ‘Turn off the TV and turn your brain back on’.
