BERLIN SYNDROME (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Teresa Palmer (Lights Out), Max Riemelt (The Wave), Matthias Habich (Downfall), Lucie Aron (Stations of the Cross), Emma Bading (Everyday Objects), Lara Marie Müller (film debut), Mascha Wolf (The Big Black), Matthias Russel (film debut), Thuso Lekwape (The Principal), Elmira Bahrami (Das Hochzeitsvideo), Christoph Franken (film debut), Viktor Baschmakov (film debut), Nassim Avat (Online Secrets)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Cate Shortland (Somersault), director; Shaun Grant (Snowtown), writer; Polly Staniford (film debut), producer; Bryony Marks (Felony), composer; Germain McMicking (Partisan), cinematographer; Jack Hutchings (Son of a Gun), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During a trip to Berlin, Australian photojournalist Clare (Palmer) meets a charismatic young man named Andi (Riemelt) and spends the night with him. However, the next morning, she finds that he has inexplicably locked her in his flat, without any intention of letting her leave…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A nice European romance turns into a sinister tale of obsession in this breathtaking new thriller from the mind of director Cate Shortland.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH JUNE 2017

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