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WHO’S IN IT?

Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs), Bitsie Tulloch (Concussion), David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man),  Tate Ellington (Straight Outta Compton), Claire van der Boom (Red Hill), Maribeth Monroe (The Back-Up Plan), Robin Bartlett (Inside Llewyn Davis), Sarah Sutherland (Innocence), Laura Niemi (Jobs), Michael Cristofer (Die Hard with a Vengeance), Joe Santos (The Postman), Kari Coleman (Veronica Mars), Nailea Norvind (Atlantis: The Lost Empire), Rachel Pickup (AKA)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Michel Franco (After Lucia), director, writer, producer; Gina Kwon (The Motel), Gabriel Ripstein (The Popcorn Chronicles) and Moisés Zonana (600 Miles), producers; Yves Cape (Holy Motors), cinematographer; Julio Perez IV (It Follows), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

We follow the life of David (Roth), a home care nurse who goes from house to house caring for terminally ill patients, and how his work greatly affects his own little life…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Michel Franco’s follow-up to his award-winning film After Lucia debuted at last year’s Cannes Film Festival to strong praise, and should get an equally strong following upon its release here.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2016

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