Director/writer Mike Clarke brings us A Light Through Coloured Glass, a British drama that illuminates how two complete strangers can impact each other’s lives, which are broken in their own ways.
The story revolves around William (Kyle Brooks), a married Christian man, and Tina (Sophia Leanne Kelly), a young woman who always seems to be down on her luck. After a random act of kindness from William and Tina’s determination to pay him back in full, the two end up in each other’s lives and gain some insight into how the other lives. Tina never felt she stood a chance in life, and surrounded herself with people who enforce the notion. William’s marriage is far from fine, and he is on the brink of divorce, leaving him to do a TV show that he started with his wife, which he no longer wants to do.
Tina (Sophia Leanne Kelly) and William (Kyle Brooks) face a breaking point in this emotional scene from A Light Through Coloured Glass.
“…two complete strangers can impact each other’s lives…”
Threats from an intimidating and dangerous drug dealer (Macaulay Cooper) at a house party cause Tina to want to move in with William. He agrees to let her stay in order for her to get back on her feet and get away from the life she can no longer stand to be part of. In time, they start to understand each other more, and because of this, each decides to try to better themselves in their own lives.
The situations and the settings presented are authentic. In some ways, I can strongly relate to the dynamic between the two main characters. The relationship between William and Tina is depicted in a way that is as respectful as possible due to his limited understanding of what she has gone through. It’s not all grim: the movie is not without levity. The more they learn about each other, the more charm comes out with touching moments that show what the two of them are really made of. These lighter moments come in the form of each going outside of their comfort zone and managing to navigate through the task at hand. Adding to the dreary realism is the familiarity of the locations. The viewer will be reminded of places they’ve seen.
A Light Through Coloured Glass is definitely worth a watch. This film is grounded in a way that you may see a little bit of yourself in or someone you may know. Everything is shown through an unfiltered lens of how some of the world lives, grit and all. It doesn’t preach one way or another, but rather shows a genuine human connection that, once formed, cannot easily be broken.
"…shows a genuine human connection..."
