PADDLETON (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mark Duplass (Tully), Ray Romano (The Big Sick), Ravi Patel (The Last Hurrah), Christine Woods (I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore), Kadeem Hardison (Showtime), Marguerite Moreau (The Mighty Ducks), Dendrie Taylor (The Fighter), Alexandra Billings (Socket), Matt Bush (Margaret)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Alex Lehmann (Blue Jay), director, writer; Mark Duplass (Cyrus), writer, producer; Sean Bradley (A Fronteira), Alana Carithers (film debut), Jay Duplass (Baghead) and Mel Eslyn (The One I Love), producers; Julian Wass (Hit and Run), composer; Nathan M. Miller (Lamb), cinematographer; Christopher Donlon (Creep), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Two misfit neighbours (Duplass and Romano) come together when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Suddenly faced with their mortality, the two men decide to go on a trip together…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A quirky, dry and extraordinarily heartfelt comedy-drama, Paddleton is about two unlikely people coming together in a way that will warm your soul in ways you could never have imagined.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2019

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