BLACK SEA (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Ben Mendelsohn (Starred Up), Jodie Whittaker (The Kid), Grigoriy Dobrygin (A Most Wanted Man), Karl Davies (Game of Thrones), Michael Smiley (Kill List), Konstantin Khabenskiy (Tinker Tailor Solider Spy), Daniel Ryan (Mount Pleasant), Branwell Donaghey (Prometheus), Bobby Schofield (Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), director, producer; Dennis Kelly (Pulling), writer; Charles Steel (How I Live Now), producer; Ilan Eshkeri (Kick-Ass), composer; Christopher Ross (Eden Lake), cinematographer; Justine Wright (The Iron Lady), editor

WHAT’ S IT ABOUT?

After being laid off from a salvage company, rogue submarine captain Robinson (Law) learns of a sunken Nazi U-boat in the depths of the Black Sea that contains their weight in gold. He, along with a misfit team of sailors, ventures deep into the ocean to obtain it, but it’s not long before the greed and desperation of the men force them to fight for their own survival…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This thrilling and tense underwater adventure from director Kevin Macdonald is anchored (ba-doom ching!) by a strong leading performance from a Scottish accent trying to pull off a Jude Law (wow, we’re on a roll with this one!).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2014

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