PIXIE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One), Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody), Daryl McCormack (The Randomer), Colm Meaney (The Damned United), Dylan Moran (Shaun of the Dead), Alec Baldwin (It’s Complicated), Sebastian de Souza (Plastic)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Barnaby Thompson (St. Trinian’s), director, producer; Preston Thompson (Kids in Love), writer; James Clayton (Pride), producer; Gerry Diver (film debut) and David Holmes (Ordinary Love), composers; John de Borman (The Full Monty), cinematographer; editor TBA

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Eager to avenge her mother’s death, a young woman named Pixie (Cooke) masterminds a heist that will put things right. However, when things go wrong, Pixie finds herself on the run in the Irish countryside where she must outwit gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and ultimately choose her own destiny…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Olivia Cooke shines in this small-time crime caper, in which she holds her own against co-stars Alec Baldwin and Ben Hardy, and also gives the film a significant boost of energy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2020

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