Aug 19, 2026 · 20 min · 12 segments
Ish is a 2025 British drama film directed by Imran Perretta, co-written by Perretta and Enda Walsh, starring Farhan Hasnat, Yahya Kitana and Sudha Bhuchar. The film had its world premiere at the…
Mark AdderleyHost
The reason I wanted to do this review is this is the kind of film that you'll catch.
As in, that's the name of Ishmael, who's the lead character, essentially, in this.
As anyone else would, you get so old that you can't work out how young people are.
It's co-written by Imran Peretta and Enda Walsh, the playwright, who is a fantastic playwright.
Imran Peretta also directed it, but also composed the music, which is something that I want to return to because I have to say the soundtrack to this film is quite something.
So how would I give you a grab on this? This is a black and white indie British movie.
And yet this is potentially the most cinematic rendering of Luton, I think I've ever seen.
And in fact, there's a point later in the film where some football fans are chanting something that I almost wonder whether this entire film was almost a middle finger up at visiting fans whenever they come to Luton.
The reason I wanted to do this review is this is the kind of film that you'll catch.
As in, that's the name of Ishmael, who's the lead character, essentially, in this.
As anyone else would, you get so old that you can't work out how young people are.
It's co-written by Imran Peretta and Enda Walsh, the playwright, who is a fantastic playwright.
Imran Peretta also directed it, but also composed the music, which is something that I want to return to because I have to say the soundtrack to this film is quite something.
So how would I give you a grab on this? This is a black and white indie British movie.
And yet this is potentially the most cinematic rendering of Luton, I think I've ever seen.
And in fact, there's a point later in the film where some football fans are chanting something that I almost wonder whether this entire film was almost a middle finger up at visiting fans whenever they come to Luton.
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