THE SNOWMAN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Melancholia), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Ronan Vibert (Saving Mr. Banks), Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry), James D’Arcy (Dunkirk), Jamie Clayton (The Neon Demon), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki), Jonas Karlsson (Once in a Lifetime), Michael Yates (film debut), Alec Newman (A Lonely Place to Die), Val Kilmer (Top Gun), Sofia Helin (Nina Frisk), Anne Reid (Hot Fuzz)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), director; Hossein Amini (Drive) and Peter Straughan (Frank), writers; Tim Bevan (Baby Driver), Eric Fellner (Frost/Nixon), Peter Gustafsson (God Willing) and Robyn Slovo (The Two Faces of January), producers; Marco Beltrami (The Hurt Locker), composer; Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha), cinematographer; Claire Simpson (The Constant Gardener), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In Oslo, Norway, Detective Harry Hole (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim during the first snow of winter, and fears that an elusive serial killer has re-emerged after years of inactivity. With the help of brilliant recruit Katrine (Ferguson), Hole must try and connect decades-old cold cases with these current murders, and save the next victim from being killed during the next snowfall…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Jo Nesbø’s series of crime novels with the lead character Harry Hole make their big-screen debut, with an adaptation of the bestselling seventh book in the series and featuring a stellar cast, including Michael Fassbender as Hole, and some strong talent behind the scenes, like director Tomas Alfredson.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2017

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