KILL YOUR DARLINGS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Dane DeHaan (The Place Beyond The Pines), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Ben Foster (The Messenger), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female), David Cross (Arrested Development), Kyra Sedgwick (Man on a Ledge), David Rasche (In The Loop), John Cullum (The Notorious Bettie Page)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Krokidas (film debut), director, writer, producer; Austin Bunn (film debut), writer; Michael Benaroya (Lawless), Rose Ganguzza (Margin Call) and Christine Vachon (Boys Don’t Cry), producers; Nico Muhly (The Reader), composer; Reed Morano (Frozen River), cinematographer; Brian A. Kates (The Butler), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During his early days at Columbia University in 1944, aspiring poet Allen Ginsberg (Radcliffe) forms a strong friendship with the charismatic Lucien Carr (DeHaan) and a close alliance with fellow young writers William S. Burroughs (Foster) and Jack Kerouac (Huston). But when a murder investigation pinpoints to the group, the circumstances will change their lives forever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

If you have ever wanted to see Daniel Radcliffe expand his acting abilities via a portrayal of one of the most prolific American poets of the 20th century, as well as a whole range of promising actors under the direction of first-time helmer John Krokidas, then Kill Your Darlings is definitely a film to get excited about.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2013

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