BLACK BEAUTY (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mackenzie Foy (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms), Kate Winslet (Titanic), Fern Deacon (Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism), Claire Forlani (Five Feet Apart), Iain Glen (My Cousin Rachel), Calam Lynch (Dunkirk), Max Raphael (Slaughterhouse Rulez), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Man on Ground), Matt Rippy (The Monuments Men), Avianah Abrahams (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ashley Avis (Adolescence), director, writer, editor; Jeremy Bolt (Event Horizon), Genevieve Hofmeyr (Flashbacks of a Fool) and Robert Kulzer (Pandorum), producers; Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill), composer; David Procter (Bypass), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Teenager Jo Green (Foy) forms an unbreakable bond with a wild horse named Black Beauty (Winslet), which keeps them connected for a lifetime…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The classic novel by Anna Sewell gets a brand-new update for modern families to enjoy, including the voice of Kate Winslet as the titular horse herself.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2020 (AVAILABLE ON DISNEY+)

 

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