I AM MOTHER (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids), Clara Rugaard (Good Favour), Luke Hawker (Krampus), Hazel Sandery (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Grant Sputore (film debut), director; Michael Lloyd Green (film debut), writer; Kelvin Munro (film debut) and Timothy White (Son of a Gun), producers; Dan Luscombe (Hounds of Love) and Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom), composers; Steve Annis (Kissing Candice), cinematographer; Sean Lahiff (Jungle), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A teenage girl (Rugaard) is raised in a secure underground facility by “Mother” (Byrne), a robotic lifeform designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of mankind. However, when a stranger (Swank) arrives with some unsettling news, the loyalty between “Mother” and daughter is tested…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The post-apocalyptic thriller genre gets a maternal twist with this psychological and endlessly intense sci-fi showcase with Hilary Swank and Rose Byrne in prominent roles.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 2019 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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