MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Edward Norton (Fight Club), Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle), Alec Baldwin (The Cooler), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate), Bobby Cannavale (The Irishman), Cherry Jones (Erin Brockovich), Michael K. Williams (The Gambler), Leslie Mann (Knocked Up), Ethan Suplee (American History X), Dallas Roberts (3:10 to Yuma), Josh Pais (Find Me Guilty), Robert Wisdom (Ray), Fisher Stevens (Short Circuit), Candace M. Smith (Vox Lux)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Edward Norton (Keeping The Faith), director, writer, producer; Michael Bederman (The Song of Sway Lake), Bill Migliore (Thanks For Sharing), Daniel Nadler (film debut), Gigi Pritzker (Drive), Rachel Shane (Hell or High Water) and Robert F. Smith (Supremacy), producers; Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs), composer; Dick Pope (The Illusionist), cinematographer; Joe Klotz (The Butler), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1950s New York City, Tourettes-ridden private investigator Lionel Essrog (Norton) works for a detective agency run by his mentor Frank Minna (Willis). However, when Minna is murdered, Lionel sets out to uncover the web that his now-deceased mentor was looking into before his death…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Directing for the first time in nearly twenty years, Edward Norton also writes, produces and stars in a thrilling crime noir that’s both a heartfelt call-back to the classic detective movies of the past, and also a soaring passion project for the actor.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2019

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