BLOOD FATHER (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Erin Moriarty (Captain Fantastic), William H. Macy (Fargo), Elisabeth Röhm (American Hustle), Diego Luna (Milk), Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Dale Dickey (Winter’s Bone), Michael Parks (Argo), Daniel Moncada (Breaking Bad), Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto), Richard Cabral (Snitch)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jean-François Richet (Inner City), director; Peter Craig (The Town), writer, producer; Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton), writer; Chris Briggs (Hostel), Pascal Caucheteux (A Prophet) and Sebastien Lemercier (The Purge), producers; Sven Faulconer (Tringled), composer; Robert Gantz (Mindhunters), cinematographer; Steven Rosenblum (Blood Diamond), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

John Link (Gibson), an ex-convict, must protect his estranged daughter Lydia (Moriarty) from the ruthless drug cartel that is hunting her down, using his lethal skills and past connections to stop them at any cost…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

He may have fallen from grace over the past few years, but Mel Gibson is back to make amends for his troublesome ways in this gripping and entertaining action-thriller.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2016

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