The story centres on Aurora, a Portuguese worker in an Edinburgh warehouse, navigating loneliness and alienation in an algorithm gig economy. Laura Carreira’s impressive debut drama sees a quietly excellent Joana Santos, as Aurora, endure dehumanising work conditions while looking for a way out. A satisfying companion piece to executive-producer Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’.

On Falling
Date: Mar 04, 2026
Director: Laura Carreira
Countries: UK/Portugal
Year: 2024
Classification: 15
Run time: 104 mins
Audience ratiing: 50.3
Audience reactions: A: 6 B: 24 C: 32 D: 21 E: 7