PREVIEW: The Owners (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Maisie Williams (The Falling), Sylvester McCoy (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Rita Tushingham (A Taste of Honey), Jake Curran (Journey’s End), Ian Kenny (Sing Street), Andrew Ellis (This Is England), Stacha Hicks (David Brent: Life on the Road)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Julius Berg (film debut), director, writer; Mathieu Gompel (The Dream Kids), writer; Alain de la Mata (Raising Victor Vargas) and Christopher Granier-Deferre (Dirty Weekend), producers; David Ungaro (A Prayer Before Dawn), cinematographer; Marc Boucrot (Enter the Void), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A group of young friends, including Mary (Williams), decide to break into an empty house where there is supposed to be a safe full of money. However, when the house’s elderly owners (McCoy and Tushingham) unexpectedly return home early, the tables are very quickly turned…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Anyone who’s ever wanted to see Arya Stark go up against the Seventh Doctor will probably get their kicks from this dark and disturbing little thriller.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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