THE GLASS CASTLE (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Brie Larson (Room), Woody Harrelson (Rampart), Naomi Watts (Birdman), Sarah Snook (Steve Jobs), Josh Caras (The Melancholy Fantastic), Brigette Lundy-Paine (Irrational Man), Max Greenfield (The Big Short), Dominic Bogart (The Birth of a Nation), Joe Pingue (Miss Sloane), Ella Anderson (The Boss), Sadie Sink (The Bleeder), Iain Armitage (Our Souls At Night), Shree Crooks (Captain Fantastic)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12), director, writer; Andrew Lanham (The Shack), writer; Ken Kao (Knight of Cups) and Gil Netter (Life of Pi), producers; Joel P. West (Grandma), composer; Brett Pawlak (We Are Your Friends), cinematographer; Nat Sanders (Moonlight), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1989, Jeanette Walls (Larson) reflects on her time as a young girl, travelling through the country with her eccentric family led by her alcoholic father Rex (Harrelson), who encouraged his children to embrace their imagination as a means to distract from their overwhelming poverty…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Brie Larson reunites with her Short Term 12 director Destin Daniel Cretton for this inspiring tale of family and love in harsh economic situations.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2017

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