EARTHQUAKE BIRD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Riley Keough (American Honey), Naoki Kobayashi (Tatara Samurai), Jack Huston (American Hustle), Kiki Sukezane (Fonotune: An Electric Fairytale), Ken Yamamura (Double Happiness Uranium)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Wash Westmoreland (Colette), director, writer; Georgina Pope (Greetings from Fukushima), Michael A. Pruss (Equals), Ann Ruark (Wildlife) and Kevin J. Walsh (Manchester By The Sea), producers; Atticus Ross (The Social Network) and Leopold Ross (Triple 9), composers; Chung-hoon Chung (The Handmaiden), cinematographer; Jonathan Alberts (45 Years), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1989 Tokyo, young expat Lucy Fly (Vikander) becomes a murder suspect when her friend Lily (Keough) disappears in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle with handsome Japanese photographer Teiji (Kobayashi)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

From the director of Still Alice and Colette comes a riveting mystery set in the heart of Tokyo, with star Alicia Vikander bringing true weight to the material.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2019 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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