TULLY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), Mackenzie Davis (Blade Runner 2049), Mark Duplass (Safety Not Guaranteed), Ron Livingston (Office Space), Elaine Tan (Starter for 10), Maddie Dixon-Poirier (A Miracle on Christmas Lake), Colleen Wheeler (The Tall Man), Gameela Wright (The Trouble with Bliss), Lia Frankland (film debut), Joshua Pak (film debut), Asher Miles Fallica (film debut), Bella Star Choy (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), director, producer; Diablo Cody (Juno), writer, producer; A.J. Dix (Atomic Blonde), Helen Estabrook (Whiplash), Aaron L. Gilbert (Welcome to Me), Beth Kono (Sleepwalking), Mason Novick (Young Adult) and Charlize Theron (Monster), producers; Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon), composer; Eric Steelberg (Men, Women & Children), cinematographer; Stefan Grube (10 Cloverfield Lane), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Marlo (Theron) is a mother of three, including a newborn, who feels consistently overwhelmed by her motherly duties. She is soon urged to hire a night nanny, who arrives in the form of a young woman named Tully (Davis), and although Marlo is initially hesitant to her methods she ends up bonding in very unexpected ways with her…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Director-writer combo Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody reunite once more for this painfully honest and refreshing look at motherhood that lead actress and producer Charlize Theron perfectly embodies on the screen.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH MAY 2018

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