NASTY BABY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Sebastián Silva (Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus), Tunde Adebimpe (Rachel Getting Married), Reg E. Cathey (Fantastic Four), Mark Margolis (Breaking Bad), Agustín Silva (Magic Magic), Alia Shawkat (The Runaways), Lillias White (The Grinch), Anthony Chisholm (Chi-Raq), Marsha Stephanie Blake (Stand Clear of the Closing Doors), William Oliver Watkins (Airborne), Constance Shulman (Sweet and Lowdown), Neal Huff (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Catrina Ganey (Freedomland), Judy Marte (Raising Victor Vargas), Cara Seymour (American Psycho)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sebastián Silva (Magic Magic), director, writer; Charlie Dibe (The Son of an Afghan Farmer), David Hinojosa (Mala Mala), Juan de Dios Larraín (No), Pablo Larraín (Young and Wild) and Julia Oh (Wildlike), producers; Danny Bensi (Enemy) and Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift), composers; Sergio Armstrong (The Maid), cinematographer; Sofía Subercaseaux (Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Performance artist Freddy (Silva) and his boyfriend Mo (Adebimpe) attempt to have a baby through their friend Polly (Wiig), but their bliss starts to become clouded by a frustrating neighbour (Cathey) who appears to become more and more unhinged with every encounter…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

An off-kilter display of love and happiness that soon ends up going down some dark and unpleasant paths, Nasty Baby should not be underestimated as just a simple indie comedy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2016

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