HAPPIEST SEASON (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper), Mackenzie Davis (Blade Runner 2049), Mary Steenburgen (Melvin and Howard), Victor Garber (Argo), Alison Brie (How to Be Single), Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West), Dan Levy (Admission), Ana Gasteyer (What Women Want), Burl Moseley (Sox), Sarayu Rao (Blockers), Jake McDorman (Lady Bird), Mary Holland (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates), Clea DuVall (21 Grams)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Clea DuVall (The Intervention), director, writer; Mary Holland (film debut), writer; Marty Bowen (First Man) and Isaac Klausner (Love, Simon), producers; Amie Doherty (The High Note), composer; John Guleserian (About Time), cinematographer; Melissa Bretherton (Spy), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Abby (Stewart) plans to propose to her girlfriend Harper (Davis) whilst at Harper’s family’s annual Christmas party, but when Abby discovers that Harper has not yet come out to her conservative parents, she begins to question the person she thought she knew…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A Christmas rom-com with a much-needed queer twist, Happiest Season sees Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis form a winning couple that’s bound to lift your spirits this holiday season.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2020 (AVAILABLE ON DEMAND)

 

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