Trinity (2021) [N/A]
Featuring:
Sudha Bhuchar, Raffie Julien
Written by:
In-Sook Chappell
Hetain Patel
Directed by:
Hetain Patel
Release Date:
August 3, 2021
Original Title:
Trinity
Production Companies:
Arts Council England
Gulbenkian and Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation
Hayward Gallery / Southbank Centre
John Hansard Gallery
New Art Exchange
Sadler's Wells
Tilt Films
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 25
Patel’s new film Trinity, continues his exploration of language and physical communication, centring on the discovery of a martial language that once united humanity. Interspersed with visual references from his life – both his artistic practice and his Indian cultural heritage, the film features two women – a young British Indian woman (played by Vidya Patel) and a young Deaf garage worker (played by Raffie Julien) – engaging in a fight, creating a unique physical language weaving together martial arts and sign language. A coming of age story intermingled with supernatural references, Trinity transforms traditional Indian practices with a recognisably Hollywood approach, employing an epic soundtrack and fight choreography. The film explores the representation of the British Indian experience on screen, emphasising the female voice, intergenerational conflict and the truth that our bodies hold beyond language, foregrounding a strong sense of hope.
The struggle between responsibility and duty plays out in this lyrical exploration of martial arts.
