THE LAST SHIFT (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water), Shane Paul McGhie (What Men Want), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name), Birgundi Baker (30 Miles from Nowhere), Allison Tolman (The Gift), Ed O’Neill (Wayne’s World), Alex Stein (World of Facts)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Andrew Cohn (Medora), director, writer; Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine), Sam Bisbee (An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn), Bert Kern (Drones) and Alex Lipschultz (Menashe), producers; Mark Orton (Nebraska), composer; W. Mott Hupfel III (The Savages), cinematographer; Mindy Elliott (A Plastic Ocean), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Stanley (Jenkins) is about to retire after spending 38 years working at a fast-food restaurant. During his final graveyard shift, he trains his replacement, young and talented writer Jevon (McGhie) whose provocative politics constantly land him in trouble. Over the course of a quiet evening, the two men spark a connection over their different paths in life…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Richard Jenkins once again shows himself to be the formidable character actor that he is, in a sweet little film about two very different but oddly similar characters over the course of a night in a fast-food kitchen.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2020 (IN CINEMAS WHEREVER OPEN)

 

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