PREVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Max Harwood (film debut), Sarah Lancashire (And When Did You Last See Your Father?), Lauren Patel (film debut), Shobna Gulati (Finding Fatimah), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), Adeel Akhtar (The Nest), Samuel Bottomley (Get Duked!), Sharon Horgan (Military Wives), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), John McCrea (Cruella), Charlotte Salt (Deep in the Valley), Ramzan Miah (Ghost Stories), Zane Alsaroori (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jonathan Butterell (film debut), director; Tom MacRae (film debut), writer; Peter Carlton (Submarine) and Mark Herbert (Bunny and the Bull), producers; Anne Dudley (The Full Monty) and Dan Gillespie Sells (film debut), composers; Christopher Ross (Yesterday), cinematographer; Mark Everson (Paddington), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In Sheffield, sixteen-year-old Jamie New (Harwood) dreams of becoming a drag queen, knowing for certain that he has what it takes. With the support of his friends and loving mother (Lancashire), Jamie defies the odds and prejudice to step out of the darkness and into the spotlight…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The sensational stage musical is adapted into an upbeat movie featuring all the showstopping songs, tremendous amount of heart, and strong themes of acceptance that you know and love.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

[the_ad id=”14415″]

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Reminders of Him (dir. Vanessa Caswill)

A former convict attempts to reconnect with her old life…

One Last Deal (dir. Brendan Muldowney)

A ruthless football agent finds his career on the verge of imploding…

How to Make a Killing (dir. John Patton Ford)

After being disowned by his wealthy family, Becket sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance…

Mother’s Pride (dir. Nick Moorcroft)

A struggling community pub finds success after brewing its own beer…

The Bride! (dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal)

In 1930s Chicago, a woman is resurrected by Frankenstein’s monster…

Sound of Falling (dir. Mascha Schilinski)

Four generations of girls from different historical periods are connected by a farm in Germany…

Hoppers (dir. Daniel Chong)

A young animal lover enters the world of animals via some revolutionary new tech…

Scream 7 (dir. Kevin Williamson)

A new Ghostface killer emerges to terrorise Sidney Prescott and her family…

Sirât (dir. Óliver Laxe)

In the Moroccan deserts, a group of ravers goes on a tense odyssey…

The Bluff (dir. Frank E. Flowers)

A former pirate must protect her family from a vengeful captain…

Optimized by Optimole