DOWNHILL (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Will Ferrell (Anchorman), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said), Miranda Otto (War of the Worlds), Zoë Chao (Dirty Beautiful), Zach Woods (The Other Guys), Kristofer Hivju (Force Majeure), Alex Macqueen (In The Loop), Julian Grey (A World Away), Ammon Jacob Ford (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nat Faxon (The Way, Way Back) and Jim Rash (The Way, Way Back), directors, writers; Jesse Armstrong (In The Loop), writer; Stefanie Azpiazu (Enough Said), Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Generosity of Eye), producers; Volker Bertelmann (Lion), composer; Danny Cohen (The King’s Speech), cinematographer; Pamela Martin (Little Miss Sunshine) and David Rennie (Office Space), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Pete (Ferrell) and Billie (Louis-Dreyfus) are on a skiing trip with their family, but after barely escaping an avalanche the married couple is forced to start looking at each other in a whole new light…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus produces and stars alongside a subdued Will Ferrell in this remake of the acclaimed Swedish comedy-drama Force Majeure, from Oscar-winning writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2020

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