Steve Rose 

Everywhere and Nowhere – review

A DJ comes into conflict with tradition in a drama about second-generation British Asians, writes Steve Rose
  
  

Everywhere and Nowhere
Personal project ... Everywhere and Nowhere. Photograph: PR

This street-smart drama on the "double lives" of second generation British-Asians was evidently a personal project for its writer-director, but the ring of truth is diluted by some stock elements. At its best, there's a horse's-mouth feeling to the banter of the four central buddies, as they smoke weed in their dad's BMW and cruise between clubs and parties. Handsome hero Ash (Floyd) aspires to a DJ career but that only brings the wrath of his dad, who expects him to take on the family retail business. A contrived night of unfortunate events brings issues to an unsatisfying climax. Ash's fusion of beats and vintage Bollywood soundtracks could have been a neat key for dealing with some worthwhile issues, except it sounds about 15 years out of date.

 

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