EVERLY (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Salma Hayek (Frida), Akie Kotabe (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit), Laura Cepeda (The Meadow), Jennifer Blanc (The Brady Bunch Movie), Togo Igawa (Speed Racer), Gabriella Wright (22 Bullets), Caroline Chikezie (The Sweeney), Hiroyuki Watanabe (Karate-Robo Zaborgar), Jelena Gavrilović (A Serbian Film), Masashi Fujimoto (Banzai), Dragana Atlija (The November Man), Aisha Ayamah (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joe Lynch (Knights of Badassdom), director; Yale Hannon (film debut), writer; Rob Paris (Gambit), Andrew Pfeffer (Cuban Blood), Adam Ripp (Gang Tapes) and Luke Rivett (Wrecked), producers; Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead), composer; Steve Gainer (Super), cinematographer; Evan Schiff (Peep World), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Everly (Hayek), a prostitute working for the brutal crime boss Taiko (Watanabe), is being attacked by assassins sent by her employer whilst being holed up in her apartment. However, she soon decides to fight back…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Celebrating B-movie schlock with a tough and sadistic attitude, Everly is a balls-to-the-wall action flick with the right amount of violence and confined location (the film mostly takes place within the structure of the main character’s apartment).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 26TH JUNE 2015

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