SAINT MAUD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Morfydd Clark (The Personal History of David Copperfield), Jennifer Ehle (The King’s Speech), Lily Knight (Their Finest), Lily Frazer (Tomorrow), Turlough Convery (A Quiet Passion), Rosie Sansom (Love Bite), Marcus Hutton (Made in Dagenham), Carl Prekopp (I Want Candy), Noa Bodner (Chatroom)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Rose Glass (film debut), director, writer; Andrea Cornwell (Suite Française) and Oliver Kassman (Florence Foster Jenkins), producers; Adam Janota Bzowski (film debut), composer; Ben Fordesman (Vegalta: Soccer, Tsunami and the Hope of a Nation), cinematographer; Mark Towns (Gwen), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Maud (Clark) is a devout Christian who applies for a job as a live-in nurse in a small seaside town. There, she becomes enraptured with her new patient, former dancer Amanda (Ehle), which sends Maud on an increasingly obsessive and volatile mission to save Amanda’s soul…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Billed as one of the most astonishing horror debuts in years, Saint Maud is a chilling calling card for both writer-director Rose Glass and lead actress Morfydd Clark (soon to be seen in the upcoming Lord of the Rings series).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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