PREVIEW: A Journal For Jordan (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Michael B. Jordan (Creed), Chanté Adams (Roxanne Roxanne), Jalon Christian (Selfie Dad), Robert Wisdom (Ray), Johnny M. Wu (Ned Rifle), Tamara Tunie (Flight)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Denzel Washington (Fences), director, producer; Virgil Williams (Mudbound), writer; Todd Black (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Jason Blumenthal (The Pursuit of Happyness), Michael B. Jordan (Just Mercy) and Steve Tisch (The Equalizer), producers; Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder), composer; Maryse Alberti (The Wrestler), cinematographer; Hughes Winborne (Crash), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During a tour of Iraq, 1st Sergeant Charles Monroe King (Jordan) writes a journal filled with love and advice for his young son Jordan (Christian). As King’s fiancé Dana Canedy (Adams) shares his journal with their son, she reflects on her loving relationship with Charles…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Denzel Washington directs this tear-jerking drama about the undying love between a boy and his parents, even when one of them is fighting a noble cause halfway across the world.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST JANUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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