MUM’S LIST (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Rafe Spall (Swallows and Amazons), Emilia Fox (The Pianist), Elaine Cassidy (The Others), William Stagg (Macbeth), Matthew Stagg (The Chameleon), Richard Cordery (About Time), Susan Jameson (Terry on the Fence), Ross McCormack (The Great Ghost Rescue), Sophie Simnett (The Lodge), Bobby Lockwood (Wolfblood), Naomi Battrick (Blood), Andrew Byron (Experiment), Elizabeth Healey (Doctor Strange)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Niall Johnson (Keeping Mum), director, writer; Nick Hamson (St. George’s Day), producer; Amelia Warner (film debut), composer; Eben Bolter (Crux), cinematographer; Robin Sales (Johnny English), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Singe (Spall) and Kate (Fox), a couple from North Somerset, have their lives turned upside down when Kate is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Up to her final days, she writes a list of her thoughts and wishes to help him raise their two sons when she is gone, a promise that Singe can only struggle to keep…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A heart-breaking story of unconditional love in the face of certain doom, Mum’s List is an inspiring but also rather tear-inducing film to watch as a solid reminder of what we have to cherish in our lives.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2016

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