Hot-button subject matter proves surprisingly less than compelling in Anthony Woodley's The Flood, a film about a British immigration officer interviewing a high-profile detainee.
The pic was inspired by the experiences of director Woodley, screenwriter Helen Kingston and producer Luke Healy volunteering in the Calais refugee camp known as "The Jungle," and you can feel the efforts of the filmmakers to pack in all the insights they gleaned.
Unfortunately, solid research and good intentions don't necessarily make for good drama. Despite the fine performances by leads Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), who has herself long been active in refugee causes, and Ivanno Jeremiah (AMC's Humans), The Flood lacks the narrative urgency needed to make.
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