JUNGLE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Daniel Radcliffe (Swiss Army Man), Alex Russell (Chronicle), Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist), Yasmin Kassim (54 Days), Joel Jackson (film debut), Jacek Koman (Moulin Rouge!), Lily Sullivan (Mental), Angie Milliken (Paperback Hero), Joey Vieira (Home the Horror Story), Paris Moletti (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge), Luis Jose Lopez (American Sniper)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Greg McLean (The Belko Experiment), director, producer; Justin Monjo (Cement), writer; Todd Fellman (Restraint), Mike Gabrawy (Clipping Adam), Gary Hamilton (Storm Warning), Mark Lazarus (The Loved Ones) and Dana Lustig (Her Name Is Carla), producers; Johnny Klimek (Land of the Dead), composer; Stefan Duscio (Galore), cinematographer; Sean Lahiff (Swerve), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Yossi Ghinsberg (Radcliffe), an enthusiastic young adventurer, follows his dreams into the Bolivian jungle with his friends (Russell and Jackson) and a mysterious tour guide (Kretschmann). However, their trek quickly turns into a savage fight for survival once they get lost and become more and more disconnected from the rest of the world…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Daniel Radcliffe really goes the distance in this intense survival film from director Greg McLean, and it’s even more terrifying when you know it’s actually based on a true story!

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2017

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