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WHO’S IN IT?

Abbi Jacobson (Bad Neighbours 2), Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist), Tim Matheson (National Lampoon’s Animal House), Jane Kaczmarek (CHiPS), Maya Erskine (Frankenstein), Dawan Owens (Trust Me), Jen Tullock (Jammed)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Marja-Lewis Ryan (film debut), director, writer; Reid Carolin (Magic Mike), Ross M. Dinerstein (1922), Samantha Housman (Sparrows Dance), Peter Kiernan (film debut) and Channing Tatum (Logan Lucky), producers; Heather McIntosh (Compliance), composer; Polly Morgan (Junkie), cinematographer; Brian Scofield (Rules Don’t Apply), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A woman named Katie (Jacobson) discovers that her brother Seth (Franco) has just relapsed on heroin, and over the course of one night drives around with Seth and his two-year-old daughter in search of a detox centre…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Both an uplifting sibling drama and a depressing tale of drug addition, this is a special film that balances both elements well enough to tell a powerful and quietly moving story.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH APRIL 2018 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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