LOUDER THAN BOMBS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects), Isabelle Huppert (Amour), David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Rachel Brosnahan (The Finest Hours), Devin Druid (Troop 491: the Adventures of the Muddy Lions), Leslie Lyles (Blue Jasmine)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joachim Trier (Oslo, August 31st), director, writer; Eskil Vogt (Reprise), writer; Joshua Astrachan (Short Term 12), Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine), Alexandre Mallet-Guy (The Past), Thomas Robsahm (The 7 Deadly Sins), Marc Turtletaub (Everything Is Illuminated) and Ron Yerxa (Cold Mountain), producers; Ola Fløttum (Force Majeure), composer; Jakob Ihre (Nokus), cinematographer; Olivier Bugge Coutté (Beginners), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jonah (Eisenberg) is called back to his family home for an exhibition celebrating the work of his photographer mother Isabelle (Huppert), who had died three years prior in a car accident. Forced to spend time with his father Gene (Byrne) and his withdrawn younger brother Conrad (Druid), Jonah and his remaining family try to piece together what little of their connection is left…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Louder Than Bombs is a moving family drama about those we hold so dearly to our hearts and what happens when we have to face harsh realities surrounding them.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND APRIL 2016

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