This was a girl who taught herself fluent English by watching American television programmes.

Throughout the five years that “A Complete Unknown” took to get finished, with interruptions for the pandemic and the actors’ strike of 2023, Phillips became encyclopedically fluent in all things Bob Dylan.

Speaking in fluent English, Amorim seemed to relish the opportunity to articulate how he is feeling.

He enjoys European culture, speaks fluent Spanish and, as a gay man, is drawn to Spain’s long-standing support for LGBTQ+ rights.

The 54-year-old's thoughtful, fluent sentences speak of his legal education first in Botswana and then at Harvard Law School in the US.