ALLURE (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Evan Rachel Wood (Thirteen), Julia Sarah Stone (Vampire Dog), Denis O’Hare (Milk), Maxim Roy (Dead Awake), Joe Cobden (Devil), Nick Baillie (The Masked Saint), Michael Dozier (Pure)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Carlos Sanchez (film debut) and Jason Sanchez (film debut), directors, writers; Luc Déry (Incendies) and Kim McCraw (Whitewash), producers; Olivier Alary (Corbo), composer; Sara Mishara (The Legacy), cinematographer; Jesse Riviere (film debut) and Elisabeth Olga Tremblay (Snow & Ashes), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Laura (Wood) is a house cleaner with a rough and lonely personal life. One day, while at a client’s house, she meets sixteen-year-old Eva (Stone), who is unhappy in her disciplined life. Sensing an innocent spirit within her, Laura takes a liking to Eva, and she soon convinces her to run away and live with her in secret…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Evan Rachel Wood, who is riding a high right now thanks to her leading role on Westworld, is chillingly captivating in this drama with some uncomfortable predatory vibes.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH MAY 2018

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