LISTEN UP PHILIP (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad), Joséphine de La Baume (Rush), Jonathan Pryce (Brazil), Eric Bogosian (Igby Goes Down), Jess Weixler (The Face of Love), Flo Ankah (Then She Found Me), Brandy Burre (The Wire), Daniel London (Patch Adams), Dree Hemingway (Starlet), Kate Lyn Sheil (You’re Next)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Alex Ross Perry (The Colour Wheel), director, writer; Joshua Blum (Adrift in Manhattan), Toby Halbrooks (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints), James M. Johnston (Deadroom), David Lowery (Ciao) and Katie Stern (Francine), producers; Keegan DeWitt (This Is Martin Bonner), composer; Sean Price Williams (Hellaware), cinematographer; Robert Greene (All In: The Poker Movie), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Philip (Schwartzman) is a writer anxiously waiting to hear news about the publication of his second book. Feeling bored of his everyday lifestyle, including his rocky relationship with girlfriend Ashley (Moss), he leaps at the chance when his idol, Ike Zimmerman (Pryce), offers him his isolated summer home where he can find some peace…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This charming little indie boasts a great cast as well as some valuable life lessons about appreciating what you have instead of what you should have.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2015

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