THE NEON DEMON (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Elle Fanning (Maleficent), Jena Malone (Donnie Darko), Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Christina Hendricks (Lost River), Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road), Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows), Karl Glusman (Love), Desmond Harrington (Ghost Ship), Alessandro Nivola (American Hustle)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), director, writer, producer; Mary Laws (film debut) and Polly Stenham (film debut), writers; Lene Børglum (One to Another), Sidonie Dumas (Last Night) and Vincent Maraval (Blue Is The Warmest Colour), producers; Cliff Martinez (Only God Forgives), composer; Natasha Braier (The Rover), cinematographer; Matthew Newman (Bronson), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

16-year-old Jesse (Fanning) arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to start a modelling career. Her natural beauty and youthful looks attract the attention of several high-profile figures, including a group of models who become obsessed with consuming whatever it is that Jesse has that is making her such an overnight success…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The latest film by Nicolas Winding Refn is every bit as violent, mesmerising, and abstractly bonkers as we’ve come to expect from the auteur (if you don’t believe us, then check out our advance review here!)

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH JULY 2016

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