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

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