ALL OF US STRANGERS’ ANDREW HAIGH INTERVIEW: ‘EVERYONE ASKED IF I’D DO A WEEKEND SEQUEL – IT DIDN’T MAKE SENSE TO ME’Exclusive: The director discusses with Attitude's Editor-in-Chief the journey from the emotional intimacy of his breakthrough film to the visceral intensity of All of Us StrangersThere’s a scene in Andrew Haigh’s new film All of Us Strangers that felt a bit like watching my own life in flashback. It takes place in the Whitgift Centre in 1980s Croydon, south London, where key parts of the film were shot. Also included is Haigh’s actual childhood home in nearby Sanderstead, where he lived until around the age of nine, before his parents divorced and he moved away. The scene in question lasts only a few seconds as a young boy (Adam) crosses the sombre shopping mall. But it was enough to transport me back to my own experience as a young kid growing up in the same London borough, a few years after Haigh’s time there. In the 80s and 90s, Croydon felt like an incredibly oppressive place to grow up in. Head down there today, and you’ll find that the shopping centre hasn’t changed much, save that it’s largely lined with discount stores rather than the popular high-street names that once filled it. Meanwhile, the sense of alienation that comes with being a young person in this incongruous suburb tacked onto the southwest of sprawling megacity London feels hauntingly familiar. | 
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