DEVIL’S KNOT (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama), Mireille Enos (World War Z), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Dane DeHaan (Chronicle), Kevin Durand (Fruitvale Station), Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek), Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Elias Koteas (Now You See Me), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Alessandro Nivola (American Hustle), Gary Grubbs (JFK), Martin Henderson (Smokin’ Aces)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), director; Paul Harris Boardman (The Exorcism of Emily Rose), writer, producer; Scott Derrickson (Sinister), writer; Elizabeth Fowler (Making Change), Clark Peterson (Monster), Richard Saperstein (Mother’s Day) and Christopher Woodrow (The Green Inferno), producers; Mychael Danna (Life of Pi), composer; Paul Sarossy (Chloe), cinematographer; Susan Shipton (Barney’s Version), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1993, a small-town community in West Memphis is rocked when three eight-year-old boys are kidnapped and later found brutally beaten to death. Convinced that the murders were part of a satanic cult, the town begins to suspect three men who would later become known as the West Memphis Three…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The tragic and disturbing story of the West Memphis Three is brought to the big screen by acclaimed director Atom Egoyan, who aims to give a balanced and informative look into the supposed murderers.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH JUNE 2014

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