PLASTIC (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ed Speleers (Eragon), Will Poulter (We’re The Millers), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Sebastian de Souza (Skins), Emma Rigby (Endless Love), Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist), Graham McTavish (The Hobbit), Mehmet Ferda (The Devil’s Double)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die), director, writer, editor; Will Gilbey (Rise of the Footsoldier), writer, editor; Chris Howard (film debut), writer, producer; Alessandro Forte (film debut), Frank Mannion (Divorcing Jack), Terry Stone (Shank) and Daniel Toland (Anuvahood), producers; Chad Hobson (Adulthood), composer; Peter Wignall (The Kid), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A young group of students fall afoul of sadistic crime boss Marcel (Kretschmann), and are given two weeks to raise £2 million or suffer the consequences. Jetting off to Miami, the gang con Florida’s biggest spenders to gain access to their credit cards. However, it’s not long before greed and jealousy overclouds their better judgement…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Promising to be a fun thrill ride in the sun, Plastic tells the remarkable true story of a young group of people who overcame the odds and fooled some of the world’s richest people.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL 2014

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