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Wondrous Oblivion

AN APT FILMS PRODUCTION

Eleven-year-old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it.  He has all of the kit but none of the skill, and he's a laughing stock at school.  So when a Jamaican family move in next door and build a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven.

But this is 1960's England, and when the neighbours start to make life difficult for the new arrivals, David's Jewish family is caught in the middle, and he has to choose between fitting in and standing up for the new friends who have turned his world upside down.

 

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"Wondrous is really about the mutual flowering of its characters. That flowering is given full bloom by a uniformly strong cast, but the movie ultimately belongs to Lindo."
Washington Post

 

 "A sweet coming-of-age tale......Wondrous Oblivion is grounded by its precise sense of place and easy good humor"
Time Out New York

 

 "Don't worry, knowledge of the game isn't required. Thanks to a wonderful Lindo and an impressive Smith, teacher and pupil are far more intriguing than the game they play."
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

 

 "Paul Morrison's Wondrous Oblivion, from his own screenplay, strikes a curiously cheerful note in these singularly cheerless times."
New York Observer

 

"A charming story of cricket bringing a Jamaican family and their neighbours together has a heart the size of the Oval"
Banner headline, Philip French, The Observer

"This little gem will bowl you over"
Banner headline, Johnny Vaughan, The Sun

"A fine match of will and grace... a well-crafted, warm-hearted coming of age drama... conveys a real sense of the wonder and discovery"
The Times

"Howzat! Is this the new Billy Elliot?... Every now and then a British film gets it right, capturing a truth about the world we live in, along with the audiences imagination."
Nick Curtis Evening Standard

"A particularly good film... It is Woof's fragile and delicately nuanced performance that opens the door to what Wondrous Oblivion is really about: race, immigration and marriage... the best British film I have seen so far this year"
Matthew Bond, Mail on Sunday

"Once again a modest British feature is one of the week's high points... a lovingly crafted tale deftly mixing social history, personal drama and warm-hearted nostalgia... thoughtful, sensitively handled and expertly acted ... a poignant family film that brings the past vividly alive."
Daily Express

"Fluid direction and some lovely, unaffected acting"
The Guardian

"Boy hero David hits tired old Bill for six .. a thoughtful film that's blessed with fine performances ... its success lies in its ability to tap into universal themes within a culturally-specific story: friendship, acceptance, love and the fulfilment of dreams."
Sunday Express

"Wondrous cricketing tale that will bowl you over"
Banner headline, David Robson, Sunday Express

"One of the most charming British films in ages."
Eve

"A poignant, warm-spirited coming-of-age drama ... understated but effective in the points it makes, Wondrous Oblivion steers clear of the melodramatic and refuses to indulge in the kind of overt audience manipulation that would have made for a more conventional and less appealing film .... Less is more appears to have been the general guiding principle for a modest, memorable film that effortlessly touches the heart."
Screen International

"The intelligent script, magical realist flourishes and impressive production design make this a standout film"
The Scotsman

"A polished and enjoyable British comedy ... Sam Smith gives a wonderfully touching performance."
Glasgow Herald

"Wondrous Oblivion, the Cannes sensation ... set to be the thinking man's Brit-flick"
Evening Standard

"A most wondrous thing .... a magical tale."
Now Magazine