THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Zosia Mamet (Wiener-Dog), Matthew Shear (Mistress America), Deirdre O’Connell (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Sarah Ramos (Why Stop Now), Diana Irvine (The Sphere and the Labyrinth), Arliss Howard (Moneyball), Deborah Offner (Cruel Intentions), David Wohl (Revenge of the Nerds), Jeff Ward (Vamperifica), Theo Stockman (A Good Marriage), Liz Larsen (Keeping the Faith), Sabina Friedman-Seitz (The Florida Project), Natalie Hall (Rising Stars), Peter Oliver (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sophie Brooks (film debut), director, writer; David Brooks (Hacked), Leon Clarance (Kodachrome) and Dan Clifton (The Belko Experiment), producers; David Buckley (The Town), composer; Stefan Weinberger (Half Brother), cinematographer; Matt Friedman (John Tucker Must Die), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After breaking up with her first major boyfriend Ben (Shear), aspiring writer Diana (Mamet) moves into a new apartment in an attempt to start over – only to realise that she has inadvertently rented in the same building as Ben, which forces her to re-examine her failed relationship with him…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Former Girls co-star Zosia Mamet doesn’t stray too far from her comfort zone about a young woman living in gentrified New York who explores her troubled relationships (sound familiar, Girls fans?).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH JUNE 2018

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