AMERICAN WOMAN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sienna Miller (The Lost City of Z), Christina Hendricks (Drive), Aaron Paul (Need for Speed), Amy Madigan (Field of Dreams), Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills), Will Sasso (College Road Trip), Sky Ferreira (Baby Driver), Alex Neustaedter (Ithaca), Aidan Fiske (Imperium), E. Roger Mitchell (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Macon Blair (Blue Ruin), Kentucker Adler (Bad Fever), Rachel Singer (The Green Mile), Aidan McGraw (American Sniper)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys), director; Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace), writer; Brad Feinstein (Beatriz At Dinner), Michael A. Pruss (Equals), Ridley Scott (The Martian) and Kevin J. Walsh (Manchester By The Sea), producers; Adam Wiltzie (The Yellow Birds), composer; John Mathieson (Logan), cinematographer; Joi McMillon (Moonlight), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After her teenage daughter Bridget (Ferreira) suddenly goes missing, Debra (Miller) is left to look after her grandson Jesse (Fiske) on her own. As the years go by, both Debra and Jesse seek the closure they need as they discover the truth behind Bridget’s disappearance…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Sienna Miller gives one of her greatest performances as the lead in this bleak family drama that tackles themes such as abandonment and the need for closure.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2019

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