The Elusive Promise of Social Realism on Screen Clio Barnard's latest film, "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning", is the latest iteration of British cinema's tradition of gritty, unflinching stories about working class people.
On paper, it sounds like a slam dunk: five interconnected storylines set in post industrial Birmingham tackle themes of addiction, housing precarity, and class tension.
In practice, however, "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning" feels like a mess.