PALMER (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Ryder Allen (film debut), Alisha Wainwright (Just Before I Go), June Squibb (Nebraska), Juno Temple (Wonder Wheel), Jesse C. Boyd (The Highwaymen), J. D. Evermore (Deepwater Horizon), Lance E. Nichols (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Fisher Stevens (Before The Flood), director; Cheryl Guerriero (Pledge This!), writer; Charlie Corwin (The Squid and the Whale), Sidney Kimmel (Synecdoche, New York), Daniel Nadler (Motherless Brooklyn), John Penotti (Crazy Rich Asians) and Charles B. Wessler (Green Book), producers; Tamar-kali (Mudbound), composer; Tobias A. Schliessler (Friday Night Lights), cinematographer; Geoffrey Richman (Knight of Cups), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Eddie Palmer (Timberlake), a former college football star whose professional career was ruined by his imprisonment, returns to his home town after being released. As he struggles to shake away his past, Palmer forms an unlikely friendship with an abandoned young boy named Sam (Allen), which starts to put him back on the right path…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Justin Timberlake’s first lead role in seven years sees him play a deeply flawed figure on the path to redemption in this heart-breaking drama from director Fisher Stevens.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV+)

 

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