FRANK (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave), Domhnall Gleeson (About Time), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Tess Harper (Breaking Bad), Hayley Derryberry (Rabid Love), Matthew Page (Lone Survivor)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lenny Abrahamson (What Richard Did), director; Jon Ronson (The Men Who Stare At Goats) and Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), writers; David Barron (Harry Potter), Ed Guiney (The Guard), Stevie Lee (film debut) and Andrew Lowe (Shadow Dancer), producers; Stephen Rennicks (Garage), composer; James Mather (Lockout), cinematographer; Nathan Nugent (Run & Jump), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A young man named Jon (Gleeson) has a strong interest in music, and joins a strange band known as “Soronprfbs” as led by the eccentric Frank (Fassbender) who at all times wears a papier-mâché head over his real one. Together, the band tries to raise their profile so that they are invited to perform at the prestigious South by Southwest festival…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

An odd little indie that’s sure to become a huge cult favourite after its stellar debut at this year’s Sundance festival, Frank manages to be both charmingly eccentric and eccentrically charming all in one.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH MAY 2014

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