EATEN BY LIONS (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Antonio Aakeel (City of Tiny Lights), Jack Carroll (film debut), Asim Chaudhry (Chubby Funny), Johnny Vegas (Blackball), Vicki Pepperdine (Goodbye Christopher Robin), Kevin Eldon (Hot Fuzz), Sarah Hoare (Powder Room), Nitin Ganatra (Shifty), Tom Binns (film debut), Darshan Jariwala (Million Dollar Arm), Stephanie Fayerman (film debut), Natalie Davies (film debut), Hayley Tamaddon (film debut), Shila Iqbal (film debut), Naithan Ariane (Lookin’ for Lucky), Steve Cain (Peterloo), Christopher Hollinshead (film debut), Daniel Wallace (film debut), Jason Redshaw (A Gangster Story)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jason Wingard (In Another Life), director, writer; David Isaac (film debut), writer; Hannah Stevenson (In Another Life), producer; Dan Baboulene (In Another Life), composer; Matt North (film debut), cinematographer; Andrew McKee (First Time Loser), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After their gran passes away, half-brothers Omar (Aakeel) and Pete (Carroll) embark on a journey to Blackpool to track down Omar’s estranged father…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This quirky British comedy is a heart-warming and hilarious odyssey of finding your roots in the most awkward ways imaginable.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH MARCH 2019

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