PREVIEW: Herself (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Clare Dunne (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Harriet Walter (The Sense of an Ending), Conleth Hill (Official Secrets), Molly McCann (Vivarium), Ruby Rose O’Hara (film debut), Cathy Belton (Philomena), Rebecca O’Mara (Jimmy’s Hall), Ericka Roe (The Comeback), Ian Lloyd Anderson (Dublin Oldschool), Sean Duggan (The Man Who Invented Christmas), Aaron Lockhart (film debut), Anita Petry (From Nowhere), Dmitry Vinokurov (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady), director; Malcolm Campbell (What Richard Did) and Clare Dunne (film debut), writers; Rory Gilmartin (Rosie), Ed Guiney (Room) and Sharon Horgan (film debut), producers; Natalie Holt (Pin Cushion), composer; Tom Comerford (Michael Inside), cinematographer; Rebecca Lloyd (My Name Is Lenny), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After escaping her abusive husband, and attempting to fight a broken housing system, Sandra (Dunne) sets out to build her own home, rebuilding her life and her sense of self-worth in the process…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Lead actress Clare Dunne also co-writes an extraordinary tale of woman empowerment, from director Phyllida Lloyd who takes on material that’s far different than the likes of Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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