THE HOMESMAN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tommy Lee Jones (Men in Black), Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), Grace Gummer (Larry Crowne), Miranda Otto (Lord of the Rings), Sonja Richter (Open Hearts), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), William Fichtner (The Dark Knight), Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice), James Spader (The Blacklist), John Lithgow (Third Rock From The Sun), Tim Blake Nelson (The Incredible Hulk), Barry Corbin (WarGames), Autumn Shields (film debut), Caroline Lagerfelt (Poseidon), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tommy Lee Jones (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada), director, writer; Kieran Fitzgerald (The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández) and Wesley A. Oliver (film debut), writers; Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), Peter Brant (Pollock) and Brian Kennedy (film debut), producers; Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine), composer; Rodrigo Prieto (Argo), cinematographer; Roberto Silvi (Tombstone), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the Old West, independent pioneer woman Mary Bee Cuddy (Swank) volunteers to transport three local women (Otto, Gummer, Richter) that have been declared insane across the country from Nebraska to Iowa. On the way, she comes across claim jumper George Briggs (Jones) whom she saves from certain death in exchange for his help in completing the task…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Screen veteran Tommy Lee Jones returns to the director’s chair with a vivid and expertly-told Western that promises dark and subtle thrills as well as nail-biting drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014

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