A CHRISTMAS STAR (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Rob James-Collier (Downton Abbey), Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster), Bronagh Waugh (The Fall), Erin Galway-Kendrick (The Sparticle Mystery), Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye), Liam Neeson (Taken), Paula Malcomson (The Hunger Games), Kylie Minogue (Moulin Rouge), Zena Donnelly (The Food Guide to Love), Terry Bamber (The Castle of Adventure), Richard Clements (Keith Lemon: The Film)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Richard Elson (M.I. High), director, writer; Maire Campbell (film debut), writer; Joan Burney Keatings (film debut), producer; Marita McBride (film debut) and Orla O’Rourke (film debut), composers; Richard C. Bell (film debut) and Ian Fox (No Turning Back), cinematographers; Helen Sheridan (The Good Man), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Noelle (Galway-Kendrick), a girl from a small Irish village, is convinced that she has the power to perform miracles thanks to her being born under a Christmas star. She becomes determined to use her powers in order to save her town and her quiet life from a conniving developer McKerrod (James-Coller), who has nefarious plans for the land surrounding it…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

As the festive season gets ever closer, along comes this small but charming little film that harnesses the power of Christmas magic to sweet effect.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2015

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