PREVIEW: Demonic (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Carly Pope (Orange County), Terry Chen (Almost Famous), Chris William Martin (The Age of Adaline), Nathalie Boltt (Doomsday), Michael Rogers (Two for the Money), Andrea Agur (Florrie)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Neill Blomkamp (District 9), director, writer, producer; Mike Blomkamp (film debut), producer; Ola Strandh (Från Djupet Av Mitt Hjärta), composer; Byron Kopman (Skyquake), cinematographer; Austyn Daines (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A young woman (Pope) enters the mind of her comatose, serial killer mother Angela (Boltt), only to unleash a powerful and terrifying demon in the process…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Made in secret last year, District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp’s first feature film in over five years is a supernatural horror with an intriguing sci-fi twist.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

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

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