Ben Sharrock on Callum Turner, Adria Arjona Film 'Alone Together'

Ben Sharrock is calling from the desert.

The view behind him on Zoom is nothing short of stunning: an expansive valley, flanked by sandy-colored mountains stacked against vivid blue skies. A tall tree, its leaves the only splash of green in view, casts the Scottish writer-director in some much-needed shade. “Where I am at the moment is very close to the Dead Sea,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter . “We’ve spent a few days here, and now we’re heading to the south of Jordan.”

The filmmaker is in Amman, the capital of Jordan, locating scouting for his AFM-bound Alone Together . The plan is to start shooting in March and April next year, but buzz is already swirling around Sharrock’s existential romantic dramedy after the critical acclaim of his 2020 sophomore feature Limbo .

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