BLACK BOX (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mamoudou Athie (The Front Runner), Phylicia Rashad (Creed), Amanda Christine (Mad Families), Tosin Morohunfola (The Profit), Troy James (Hellboy), Charmaine Bingwa (Hello Au Revoir), Donald Watkins (Free State of Jones)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour (film debut), director, writer; Wade Allain-Marcus (French Dirty) and Stephen Herman (film debut), writers; John H. Brister (In Enemy Hands), producer; Brandon Roberts (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death), composer; Hilda Mercado (An Existential Affair), cinematographer; Glenn Garland (The Devil’s Rejects), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Nolan (Athie) loses both his wife and his memory in a car accident. In an attempt to try and restore his memories, he begins an experimental treatment that dives into his subconscious, only to find some disturbing secrets hidden deep within his mind…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A chilling psychological horror with a strong cast and vital themes of identity, Black Box forms part of a new collection of chillers from production Blumhouse, along with this week’s The Lie (and two more next week).

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