BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers), Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Don Johnson (Cold in July), Udo Kier (Suspiria), Marc Blucas (View from the Top), Tom Guiry (Tigerland), Dan Amboyer (Christmas with the Coopers), Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Rob Morgan (Pariah)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk), director, writer, composer; Jack Heller (Refuge) and Dallas Sonnier (Warren), producers; Jeff Herriott (Bone Tomahawk), composer; Benji Bakshi (Travelling Salesman), cinematographer; Greg D’Auria (Star Trek Beyond), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

When former boxer Bradley (Vaughn) loses his job and finds himself about to also lose his wife (Carpenter), he begins to work as a drug courier for an old friend, but finds himself in the middle of an intense gunfight with the police, and is soon thrown in prison. Once incarcerated, Bradley is forced by his enemies to commit several acts of violence that would turn the prison into a savage battleground…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Vince Vaughn has never been more intimidating or physically imposing in this violent but satisfying thriller with just as hard an emotional gut-punch as the actual punches all throughout this movie.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2017

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