A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM BOB (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block), Anna Wilson-Jones (Take Down), Kristina Tonteri-Young (film debut), Nina Wadia (Keith Lemon: The Film), Tim Plester (Bohemian Rhapsody), Bob the Cat (A Street Cat Named Bob), Stephen McCole (Rushmore), Phaldut Sharma (Gravity), Celyn Jones (Set Fire to the Stars), Daisy Badger (Hello Darlin’), Sheena Bhattessa (Keep Dancing), Poppy Roe (A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Charles Martin Smith (A Dog’s Way Home), director; Garry Jenkins (film debut), writer; Stephen Jarvis (Anna and the Apocalypse), Tracy Jarvis (Anna and the Apocalypse), Martin Metz (Mandy), Adrian Politowski (I Kill Giants) and Adam Rolston (Meet Me on the Southbank), producers; Patrick Neil Doyle (The Legend of Longwood), composer; David Connell (Bad Samaritan), cinematographer; Chris Blunden (Bedrooms and Hallways), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ever since James Bowen (Treadaway) rescued a cat named Bob from his sheltered accommodation, his life has been forever changed. During the last Christmas he would spend busking on the streets of London, their unbreakable friendship is tested as Bowen learns the true meaning of the holidays…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The inspirational true story of James Bowen and his partnership with his cat Bob – who sadly passed away earlier this year – earns itself a special Christmas follow-up right when we need some positivity in our lives.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2020 (IN CINEMAS* AND ON DEMAND)

(WRITTEN BEFORE LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT)

 

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