PREVIEW: Boiling Point (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Stephen Graham (This Is England), Vinette Robinson (Powder), Alice Feetham (Walk Like a Panther), Hannah Walters (Funny Cow), Malachi Kirby (Kajaki), Izuka Hoyle (Mary Queen of Scots), Taz Skylar (The Kill Team), Lauryn Ajufo (Villain), Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ray Panthaki (Official Secrets), Lourdes Faberes (Someone You Love), Daniel Larkai (Villain), Robbie O’Neill (film debut), Áine Rose Daly (film debut), Rosa Escoda (Suburban Coffin), Stephen McMillan (Outlaw King), Thomas Coombes (Plan Z)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Philip Barantini (Villain), director, writer; James Cummings (film debut), writer; Hester Ruoff (Convenience) and Bart Ruspoli (Cryptic), producers; Aaron May (Villain) and David Ridley (Villain), composers; Matthew Lewis (Villain), cinematographer; Alex Fountain (We Are the Sea), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Andy Jones (Graham) is a chef at a top London restaurant who, during the busiest day of the year, struggles to keep his team and his sanity together…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Stephen Graham is a ferocious ticking timebomb within the restaurant scene in this highly tense real-time thriller that’s shot in one, continuous take.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH JANUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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