A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sarah Gadon (Belle), Bel Powley (M.I. High), Emily Watson (Angela’s Ashes), Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding), Jack Reynor (What Richard Did), Roger Allam (The Queen), Ruth Sheen (Mr. Turner), Jack Laskey (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots), director; Trevor De Silva (film debut) and Kevin Hood (Becoming Jane), writers; Robert Bernstein (Nowhere Boy) and Douglas Rae (Diana), producers; Paul Englishby (An Education), composer; Christophe Beaucarne (Coco Before Chanel), cinematographer; Luke Dunkley (Utopia), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

April 1945 – the Second World War is declared over in Europe and V.E. Day is celebrated across London. At Buckingham Palace, young Princesses Elizabeth (Gadon) and Margaret (Powley) are given permission by King George VI (Everett) and Queen Elizabeth (Watson) to go out and celebrate with the public on a special night of excitement, danger, and even a bit of romance…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A Royal Night Out tells the hilarious and heartfelt true story of the future Monarch and her sister heading out into the world for the first time on their own and discovering all of life’s joys after a period of darkness.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH MAY 2015

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