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Riz Ahmed Boldly Leads Taut Thriller 'Relay' - Eden Prairie Local News
Riz Ahmed portrays Ash, a fixer aiding whistleblowers like Sarah, who faces harassment over a biotech firm's harmful product, highlighting corporate risks in whistleblowing.
- Bleecker Street will release Relay in theaters on Friday, August 22; directed by David Mackenzie, it stars Riz Ahmed as Ash and Lily James as Sarah.
- Ash operates as a broker using the Tri‑State Telecommunications Relay Service, shielded under the Americans with Disabilities Act, while Sarah possesses a report alleging Optimal Pharmaceuticals sold toxic wheat.
- Riz Ahmed anchors the film as Ash, delivering a restrained, engaging turn as a meticulous fixer and recovering alcoholic, while Sam Worthington leads Optimal Pharmaceuticals' hired operatives who surveil and harass Sarah.
- Although critics flagged Relay's twist and ending as weak, many still praised the film overall, with some awarding a 4-star rating.
- Relay premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and arrives a little short of a year later, engaging themes of corporate greed, whistleblowing and personal risk with screenplay by Justin Piasecki, named one of Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch 2023.
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Riz Ahmed boldly leads taut thriller 'Relay' - Eden Prairie Local News
Riz Ahmed in “Relay.” Photo courtesy of Bleecker Street Except for its horrendous opening-scene conversation between whistleblower Matthew Maher and CEO Victor Garber (uncredited for his brief cameo), “Relay” consistently punches above its weight class. It’s got an interesting premise, strong talent both in front of and behind the camera, and an eagerness to entertain. Now all it needs is an audience to pick up what it’s putting down – or else t…
‘Relay’ stars Lily James and Riz Ahmed reveal details of new whistleblower thriller - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
The new action thriller “Relay” is all about suspense and old school technology. Deco sat down with the stars of the flick to talk flip phones, Morse code and late night filming. Lily James (as Sarah): “I’m in possession of evidence of an unlawful cover-up.” Character in “Relay”: “There are a number of whistleblower support organizations.” Lily James (as Sarah): “No, I just want to give everything back.” Lily James is in a pickle in the new acti…
‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed Gets His Own ‘Michael Clayton’ in This Fun, Twisty, and Supremely Confident Homage to Classic Paranoid Thrillers
[Editor’s note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Bleecker Street releases “Relay” in theaters on Friday, August 22.] Sharp, fun, and smartly entertaining from its first scene to its final twist, David Mackenzie’s “Relay” is an old-fashioned movie about an old-fashioned guy. The movie is a modern paranoid thriller that harkens back to the genre’s ’70s heyday (though the far more recent “Mic…
'Relay' review: Riz Ahmed shines in thriller from David Mackenzie
Don’t let the fact that “Relay” is jogging quietly into theaters in the dog days of summer fool you. The latest effort from “Hell or High Water” director David Mackenzie is a smart and engaging thriller, one benefiting from a compelling...
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