BENJAMIN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Colin Morgan (The Happy Prince), Anna Chancellor (Testament of Youth), Phénix Brossard (Departure), Jessica Raine (The Woman in Black), Joel Fry (Paddington 2), Jack Rowan (Trendy), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (The Kid Who Would Be King), Michèle Belgrand (Rough Cut), James Lailey (film debut), Ellie Kendrick (The Levelling), Jessie Cave (Pride), James Bloor (Go North), Simon North (Breathe)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Simon Amstell (film debut), director, writer; Alexandra Breede (film debut), Dominic Dromgoole (A Summer Hamlet) and Louise Simpson (film debut), producers; James Righton (film debut), composer; David Pimm (Love Me Not), cinematographer; Robin Peters (Splinter), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Benjamin (Morgan) is a rising filmmaker who is on the verge of debuting his anticipated second film, when he is introduced to intriguing French musician Noah (Brossard) who Benjamin becomes quite taken with…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Comedian Simon Amstell marks his big-screen directing and writing debut (he had previously made the BBC mockumentary Carnage) with this bittersweet romance.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH MARCH 2019

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